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Formerly Physicians for Biden and then Physicians for Harris. We are now united to preserve and promote a healthy US democracy. #MedSky

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 15

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RFK Jr. Must Be Removed—Before More Damage is Done, Before More Lives are Lost

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 58m

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The CDC’s epidemic intelligence service which trains the agency’s celebrated disease detectives lost 30 of its staff and 40 EIS officers. This will absolutely cripple our ability to respond to measles, food related outbreaks, and the next COVID.

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 12h

“CDC will have lost its ability to detect outbreaks and respond to them. It will no longer be able to track diseases, in America and around the globe. That includes infectious threats like flu, foodborne illnesses, and Ebola, as well as chronic diseases and injuries.”
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CDC ‘Not Functional’ After Trump Administration Orders Mass Firings

The layoffs targeted leaders in departments related to respiratory diseases, chronic diseases and global health.

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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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5 things to know about the health care fight behind the shutdown

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's what to know about the politics and real-world impact of this issue.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 3h

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Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants accounts for less than 1% of state spending: Study

Emergency Medicaid for undocumented immigrants made up only 0.4% of total Medicaid spending in 2022, a new study published Thursday finds.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15h

Tens of millions of people have died from Covid.

Every country should have responded with record investments in public health infrastructure.

Instead the US government is putting us all at greater risk of more catastrophes by firing hundreds of top scientists whose job is to prevent outbreaks.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 14h

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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on — NPR

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 15h

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"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 15h

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Democrat Wins Special Election in Blow to GOP - NewsBreak

Democratic Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva defeated Republican contractor Daniel Butierez in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District following the dea

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 18h

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.