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Ciscomani betrays his constituents over Medicaid

DPH members Elizabeth Jacobs and James Alwine write about Representative Juan Ciscomani's evolving views on Medicaid cuts, leading to his vote to cut them after saying he wouldn't.

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Undermining America's HIV Prevention Capacity: Wrong and Dangerous

In the journal "AIDS and Behavior," epidemiologist and DPH member Ronald O. Valdisseri lays out the potentially devastating consequences of RFK Jr.'s "reorganization" of HHS on HIV prevention efforts.

The Hill

Medicaid cuts will harm rural Republican communities most

DPH member Miranda Yaver and co-author Michael Shepherd explain how Republican members of Congress supporting Medicaid cuts are hurting their own voters and endangering hospitals serving rural communities.

Trump’s agenda proves to reverse course for planet, not taking climate crisis seriously

DPH member Teri Mills and Dr. Timothy Holtz explain why the administration's dismantling of climate policy doesn't just affect the environment: "Climate change doesn’t just harm the earth, it harms our health."

The nation

The Unqualified Hacks Hijacking Our Public Health

DPH coordinating committee member Gregg Gonsalves writes, "Even after what has been a catastrophic several months for public health and biomedicine in the United States, the past few weeks have shown us that things can always get worse."

Policy by Tweet: How RFK Jr. Broke 60 Years of Vaccine Decision-Making Process

DPH member Aimee Pugh Bernard and colleagues examine RFK Jr's decision to reduce recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines, done via a social media post that "overrode decades of rigorous vaccine decision-making processes and likely dismantled vaccine access for millions."

LA times

‘MAHA moms,’ psilocybin therapy, anti-vaxxers: L.A.’s wellness movement’s path to the White House

An in-depth look at Casey Means, Trump's highly problematic surgeon general nominee, featuring comments from epidemiologist and DPH member Jessica Malaty Rivera.

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Nurses and Public Health Advocates Join to Strongly Oppose New U.S. Surgeon General Nomination

National Nurses United (NNU) and Defend Public Health (DPH) are joining together to condemn the nomination of Casey Means for U.S. surgeon general, saying her unscientific, anti-vaccine rhetoric poses a serious threat to public health.

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Defend Public Health Launches Campaign to Fight Medicaid Cuts

As the House of Representatives pushes ahead with drastic cuts to Medicaid, Defend Public Health has launched a campaign to stop these cuts that could cost millions of Americans their health coverage and lead to many thousands of preventable deaths every year.

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Bobby Kennedy Jr. Makes Eugenics Great Again at Health and Human Services

DPH member Dr. Paul Josephson writes a barnburner of an article about the history of eugenics and how this type of thought is currently impacting United States public health policy.

Academic medical researchers face the reality of federal cuts

Researchers discuss the devastating impact of cuts to NIH medical research funding, with comments from DPH member Perry N. Halkitis, dean of the Rutgers University School of Public Health.

'Slashed and burned': Cincinnati doctors condemn NIH funding cuts

DPH member Dr. Judith Feinberg speaks to the Cincinnati Enquirer about the impact of devastating cuts to federal funding.