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CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threatsHealth - ABC News - Yesterday -
Strike threat puts focus on Northern Ireland’s ailing health system
With the UK’s worst waiting times, hospitals have become a ground zero in region’s battle to balance the budgetWorld - Financial Times - November 17 -
Trump rounds out health team with CDC, FDA picks
President-elect Trump rounded out his health team for his upcoming White House term by announcing his Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA) and surgeon ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
‘There’s so much confrontation’: Valencians sick of political bickering after Spain’s floods
A week on from deluge that devastated the town of Chiva, morale is low and there is anger as politicians play familiar blame game. Everyone in Chiva has their own memories of what happened here a ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
As Trump Threatens a Wider Trade War, the U.S. Confronts a Changed China
The Chinese economy is more dependent on exports, making tariffs more potent, yet it’s less reliant on American markets and increasingly bent on self-sufficiency.Business - The New York Times - November 11 -
Trump makes flurry of choices including labor secretary and CDC chief
President-elect picks Fox News personalities and key loyalists as he looks to fill crucial agency and advisory roles. In a flurry of announcements late Friday evening, Donald Trump released his ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Breaking down Trump's picks to lead health agencies
President-elect Donald Trump is rounding out his Cabinet with several choices to lead the nation's top health agencies. Dr. Richard Besser, former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control ...Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
4 takeaways from Trump's health agency nominations
President-elect Trump’s team to lead the nation’s health agencies is rapidly coming together. Trump first tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ...Politics - The Hill - 1 hour ago -
Men's health in focus with "Movember" and "No-Shave November" initiatives
As men grow out their facial hair this month, campaigns like Movember are raising awareness about prostate cancer, mental health and the importance of regular health screenings. Dr. Jon LaPook ...Top stories - CBS News - November 5 -
Less than 1 in 6 health care workers get COVID-19 booster shot: CDC
Fewer health care workers are getting the most recent COVID-19 booster. Findings from a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show 15.3 percent of the roughly 8 ...Politics - The Hill - November 5 -
China urges U.S. cooperation as Trump trade threat looms
China emphasized the need for greater cooperation with the U.S. a day after it became clear President-elect Donald Trump would be the next U.S. president.Business - CNBC - November 7 -
U.S. intelligence agencies prepare for Election Day, potential threats
The FBI says its election command center is staffed 24/7 to deal with any election-related security issues that pop up in the coming days. CBS News contributors Sam Vinograd and Andrew Boyd join to ...Top stories - CBS News - November 4 -
How people in recovery hope to change the political landscape
Run for Recovery, a new program, offers a boot camp for people in recovery from substance use who dream of holding political office.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
Will this election change our pattern of political paralysis?
The Congress will convene for its "lame duck" session next week to wrap up overdue appropriations bills and prepare for the new Congress and administration.Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
Climate Change Is Losing Its Grip on Our Politics
Trump’s election merely confirms a shift that’s been happening for years.Top stories - The New York Times - November 13 -
Biden unlikely to ban menthol cigarettes, despite urging from health officials
A federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to save lives, Black Americans, the Surgeon General said. But the Biden administration isn't likely to do anything about ...Politics - NBC News - November 19 -
RFK Jr. says Trump promised him 'control' of public health agencies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that former President Trump has promised him “control” of public health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
UK health agencies join with Oxford Nanopore to speed up pathogen screening
Initiative is part of growing international efforts to give early warning of pandemic threatsWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Covid lockdown sceptic is frontrunner to lead Trump health agency
Jay Bhattacharya at the NIH would be the latest ally of Robert F Kennedy Jr to take a role overseeing US healthcareBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
Trump’s Choices for Health Agencies Suggest a Shake-Up Is Coming
The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.Health - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency
Bhattacharya was the face of the Great Barrington Declaration, which argued shutdowns were causing more harm than good.Top stories - BBC News - 11 hours ago -
There’s more room for risk assets to rally — focus on policy, not politics, HSBC says
The backdrop for stocks is supportive despite the day-to-day Washington machinationsBusiness - MarketWatch - 22 hours ago -
China urges ‘constructive dialogue’ on climate change under Trump
Envoy tells COP29 summit in Baku that it is ‘firmly’ committed to controlling methane and other super-pollutantsBusiness - Financial Times - November 12 -
The scourge of corporate secrecy
A concerted push towards open-access data is needed to fight dirty moneyWorld - Financial Times - 6 days ago -
Pentagon chief urges 'calm, orderly' Trump transition in memo to troops
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told U.S. troops that the Pentagon will make a “calm, orderly, and professional transition” to the incoming Trump administration, according to a Wednesday memo. “Our ...Politics - The Hill - November 7 -
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‘Frightening to consider’: fears grow over Trump’s threats to political foes
Critics alarmed by talk of revenge against Democrats and say second Trump term would pose unprecedented danger. US elections 2024 – live updates Donald Trump’s extremist attacks on top ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Banning UNRWA will lead to a vacuum and more suffering for Palestinians, the agency's chief says
The head of the U.N. agency caring for Palestinian refugees says that newly passed Israeli laws effectively banning its activities in Israel will leave a vacuum that will cost more lives and create ...World - ABC News - October 31 -
FEMA chief testifies over agency skipping Trump homes
Click for the latest from The Hill {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA chief testifies over agency skipping Trump homes The head of the Federal Emergency ...Politics - The Hill - November 19 -
Threat of foodborne pathogens is growing with climate change, experts warn
Some pathogens that contaminate food are even showing up in the U.S. for the first time thanks to climate change.Top stories - CBS News - October 28 -
A week of massive changes in Ukraine war - and why they all matter
Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
McDonald's 2024 combo: Inflation, a health crisis and a side of politics
Life under the Golden Arches hasn’t been easy this year.Top stories - NBC News - October 29 -
R.F.K. Jr. Lays Out Possible Public Health Changes Under Trump
Mr. Kennedy, an environmental lawyer who has no medical or public health degrees, has promoted anti-vaccine conspiracies for years.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
How Trump's win could change your health care
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House is poised to have big impacts on consumer health care.Business - CNBC - November 18 -
Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she can’t train there anymoreHealth - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up
Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she can’t train there anymoreSports - ABC News - 5 days ago -
What big change in health care really looks like
It’s time to stop tinkering at the margins and address the gorilla in the room.Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
2024 was yet another 'change' election: From the Politics Desk
2024 culminated in the nation’s sixth straight “change” election, in which either the White House or at least one chamber of Congress switched party control.Politics - NBC News - November 11 -
Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges allies to stop just ‘watching’ amid North Korea threat
Ukrainian president calls on countries to step in before troops sent to Russia by Pyongyang reach battlefield. Ukraine’s president urged allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Korean ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Trump announces more picks including US trade chief and health deputy
Attorney Jamieson Greer to play key role in trade team and investor Jim O’Neill picked to be RFK Jr’s health deputy. Donald Trump announced his selections for a series of positions in his ...World - The Guardian - 10 hours ago
