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CDC scraps plan to help Texas schools curb measles over layoffs, employee says
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has scrapped a plan to offer help curbing measles in Texas schools after ...
Appalachian group addresses ‘coordinated attack on coal miner safety’
Former NIOSH employees are continuing to speak out against federal cuts that will negatively impact coal miner safety in West ...
Federal job cuts hit NIOSH hard in Morgantown, leaving workers vulnerable — what to do if you’re affected
The layoffs come amid a sweeping federal reorganization effort led by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as part of the Trump administration’s Department of Government ...
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AIHA Launches National Campaign to Restore NIOSH Amid Deep Federal Cuts
A national campaign to restore NIOSH funding and staffing launches amid sweeping federal cuts that threaten core workplace ...
‘Significant downsizing’: Federal agency job cuts hit NIOSH hard in Morgantown. Here’s why workers and local economies are vulnerable — and what to do if you’re …
I'm 49 years old and have nothing saved for retirement — what should I do? Don't panic. Here are 5 of the easiest ways you ...
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The CDC’s critical occupational safety institute has been virtually wiped out
The loss of the CDC’s occupational safety office, NIOSH, may have long-term consequences, particularly for H5N1 bird flu ...
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Layoffs threaten US firefighter cancer registry, mine research and mask lab
“Any stoppage to this type of research and recommendations can impact all ... about 10,000 layoffs, an anticipated reorganization and proposed budget cuts. Nonunionized NIOSH workers — mainly ...
Senators grill HHS about coal miner health and safety cuts
On April 8, a group of senators including John Fetterman, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, and Bernie Sanders sent a joint letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. about cuts ...
‘We are flying blind’: RFK Jr.’s cuts halt data collection on abortion, cancer, HIV and more
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s purge of tens of thousands of federal workers has halted efforts to collect data on ...