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Health & Wellness August 13, 2025

Inside the CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo

This article by Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller and Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat August 11, 2025 Centers for Disease…

Health & Wellness August 13, 2025

Calls for action follow CDC shooting as police confirm suspect’s ‘discontent’ with COVID-19 vaccine

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 12, 2025 Public health workers and gun safety advocates gathered at a rally…

Health & Wellness July 2, 2025

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

This article by Rachana Pradhan first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Rachana Pradhan July 1, 2025 For Brianna Henderson, birth control isn’t just about preventing pregnancy. The…

Health Care April 4, 2025

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

by Jordan Miller, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The job of director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carries immense…

Health Care March 12, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

by Amy Lauren Fairchild, Syracuse University and Ronald Bayer, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Federal datasets began disappearing…

Health Care February 24, 2025

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

by Jordan Miller, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to…

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Health Care February 23, 2022

Cobb COVID report February 24

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Health Care February 23, 2022

Cobb COVID report February 23

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

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Health Care February 23, 2022

Cobb COVID report February 22

The numbers in this report were taken from the Georgia Department of Public Health COVID Daily Status Report, from the summary posted on the CDC County View data tracker, and…

Health Care February 21, 2022

Cobb COVID report February 21: Death rate down for the first time in days

For over a week the new cases in Cobb County have been dropping while the death rate has been rising, but today that trend has reversed, and both numbers are…

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Inside the CDC, Shooting Adds to Trauma as Workers Describe Projects, Careers in Limbo

Calls for action follow CDC shooting as police confirm suspect’s ‘discontent’ with COVID-19 vaccine

HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk

Susan Monarez, Trump’s nominee for CDC director, faces an unprecedented and tumultuous era at the agency

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

CDC layoffs strike deeply at its ability to respond to the current flu, norovirus and measles outbreaks and other public health emergencies

Cobb COVID report February 24

Cobb COVID report February 23

Cobb COVID report February 22

Cobb COVID report February 21: Death rate down for the first time in days