The Guardian
Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs 5 avril 2025 à 11:00

Trump administration eviscerates maternal and child health programs

5 avril 2025 à 11:00

Alarm over ‘the health of the nation’s children’ follows federal workforce cuts by health secretary RFK Jr

Multiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, prompting alarm and disbelief among advocates working to make Americans healthier.

The fear and anxiety come as a full accounting of the cuts remains elusive. Federal health officials have released only broad descriptions of changes to be made, rather than a detailed accounting of the programs and departments being eviscerated.

The Guardian
US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs 2 avril 2025 à 12:00

US health agency layoffs gut mine safety, infertility and smoking programs

The Guardian

Par :Jessica Glenza and Marina Dunbar

2 avril 2025 à 12:00

Thousands lost jobs as sweeping cuts reshape public health, leaving experts and lawmakers scrambling

Experts in everything from mine safety to smoking and infertility were hit by mass layoffs after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s plan to downsize nearly a quarter of the 82,000-person workforce took effect.

Even as the sprawling nature of layoffs became apparent on Tuesday, a complete accounting was elusive. Layoffs were undertaken with few public details, with even apoplectic congressional lawmakers left in the dark.

The Guardian
More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science 31 mars 2025 à 21:21

More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science

The Guardian

Par :Jessica Glenza

31 mars 2025 à 21:21

Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’

More than 1,900 members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine signed an open letter warning Americans about the “danger” of the Trump administration’s attacks on science.

The letter comes amid the administration’s relentless assault on US scientific institutions which has included threats to private universities, federal grant cancelations and ideological funding reviews, mass government layoffs, resignations and censorship.

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