Tag: CDC

How a decade of neglect and politics undermined the CDC’s fight against climate change

We are joined by two epidemiologists to examine the response so far around the world and in the United States.

While funding for this type of study hasn't been allocated in more than two decades, gun violence prevention organizations and doctors' groups have sought this money to address gun violence.

Although Frieden and the victim have reportedly known each other for more than 20 years, they were not believed to have had an intimate relationship.

New ICE policy gives immigrant families a cruel choice, two more government agencies ax climate change from their websites, a majority of Americans want Citizens United overturned, and more.

“You don’t buy tobacco stocks when you are the head of the CDC. It’s ridiculous; it gives a terrible appearance.”

“You cannot erase us.”

A CDC analyst said he was unable to recall a previous time when words were banned from budget documents because they were considered controversial.

Released communications show the EPA and Monsanto working in concert to stall a toxicology review that a unit tied to the CDC was conducting on glyphosate.

Given this long history of deeply entrenched scientific chicanery at the CDC, it's no surprise that scientists are now complaining