The Trump administration has implemented a communications freeze at the CDC, halting the publication of crucial reports and preventing public updates on health issues like bird flu. Additionally, scientists have been instructed to remove gender references from published work, raising concerns about the impact on public health interventions. The administration's actions have also resulted in a lack of national reporting on significant health outbreaks, such as the largest tuberculosis outbreak in modern US history.
How Trump's administration has silenced science, erased gender references and ignored critical health outbreaks
MMWR"is really important for states to read to have a more in-depth understanding of what might be going on and what to do about it," Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University, told AFP, calling the pause a"radical departure" from norms. Nuzzo stressed that gender identity, not just biological sex, is crucial in targeting interventions, as seen with mpox, which disproportionately affects men who have sex with men and transgender women.Doctors were blindsided by the sudden removal of a CDC app that assessed contraceptive suitability based on medical history -- for example, progestin-only pills are advised for patients with liver disease.
Jessica Valenti, a feminist author and founder of the Abortion, Every Day Substack, has been archiving deleted materials on CDCguidelines.com to preserve their original, inclusive versions. In Kansas City, Kansas, what is reportedly the largest tuberculosis outbreak in modern US history is unfolding -- with 67 active cases since 2024. Yet no national health authority has reported on it.
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