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While unrest and new vaccine restrictions have kept US health agencies in headlines, there’s one vaccine program in particular that Robert F Kennedy Jr, secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently vowed to “fix”, which experts say could further upend the vaccine industry and prevent people experiencing rare side effects from vaccines from getting financial …

Before Minnesota Shooting, a Program Aimed at Preventing Attacks Lost Federal Funding  The New York Times DHS cut funding to mass shooting prevention programs in Minnesota before killings  CNN Trump administration cut funding to shooting prevention programs in Minnesota weeks before school shooting  The Independent Trump administration slashed grants for preventing mass shootings before Minnesota attack  KEPR Hallow statements and cruel cuts follow another …

CDC confirms cuts to program that tracks foodborne pathogens  Food Safety News CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program  CIDRAP The CDC Is Scaling Back a Major Food Safety Program—What It Means for You  health.com CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections  AP News Tough to swallow: The Trump administration’s approach to food safety gets even worse  MSNBC News Source link

Duke University’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center will soon offer new mental and emotional support for its patients, their families and their caregivers — all thanks to the donation of a former patient’s daughter. Durham native Rebecca Feinglos donated $250,000 to create the Susan & Mark Feinglos Grief initiative in honor of her parents. The program was announced on …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has scaled back a federal-state surveillance program for foodborne pathogens. As of July 1, the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), which works with the Food and Drug Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, and 10 state health departments to track infections commonly transmitted through food, has reduced required surveillance to …

Google is rolling out a new device protection program called Pixel Care+, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. Pixel Care+ will replace Google Preferred Care and Fi Device Protection in the U.S., and current monthly subscribers will be transitioned to the new program in the coming months. Google said in a blog post that Pixel Care+ provides a “higher level …

The Los Angeles Rams have revealed their new uniform, Midnight Mode, a bold alternate look created as part of the NFL’s new Rivalries program. The uniform draws inspiration from the sleek, modern design of SoFi Stadium, representing the energy of the Rams’ House at night, and reflecting the team’s deep connection to Los Angeles, the city where so many work …

The Battlefield 6 testing program, Battlefield Labs, is ramping back up this week following the end of the game’s popular open beta earlier this month. A leaked document reveals that the next Battlefield Labs test will begin on Friday, August 29, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. The Labs test will include a lot of new features, including the …

Federal health officials have dramatically scaled back a program that has tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. for three decades. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, has cut required monitoring to just two pathogens that cause infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down from eight. Under the change, which began …

Dorgie Productions/Getty Images/The Image Bank RF For the past few years, a small team of health scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been tasked with answering basic statistical questions like: Who is drowning? Where is it happening — in lakes, rivers, swimming pools? And what works to prevent it? The team was starting to answer some …