US EditionCDC Officials Plan for the Agency's Splintering, but Questions Remain
- The CDC is preparing for potential changes, but spokesperson Jason McDonald stated that "none of the items discussed at the meeting have been finalized, and are subject to change."
- Dr. Scott Harris remarked that there are "a lot more questions than there are answers right now" regarding the proposals.
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Has outlined plans for a new Administration for a Healthy America focused on health issues not linked to infections.
- Dr. Debra Houry announced that the new agency will likely absorb remaining CDC centers related to birth defects and environmental health.
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CDC Officials Plan for the Agency's Splintering, but Questions Remain
(MedPage Today) -- A top CDC official told staff this week to start planning for the agency's splintering. Several parts of CDC -- mostly those devoted to health threats that aren't infectious -- are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created...
Federal Funding Cuts Are Worrying Epilepsy Advocates
For decades, the epilepsy community has depended on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to fund research and patient-support efforts to help people living with this often disabling chronic condition. But after sweeping federal budget cuts, organizations that help Americans with epilepsy are left with little certainty about the future. “What we do know is that all of the people who work in epilepsy at the CDC, all of their positi…
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