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Sen. Jon Ossoff faced pointed questions from fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workers at a Marietta town hall ...
CDC employees protest job cuts outside Atlanta headquarters after surprise layoffs by Health and Human Services. Layoffs affect scientists, doctors, researchers, and senior staff; HHS says move ...
Public health experts say the CDC cuts could represent generational damage to health research and the elimination of infectious diseases.
ATLANTA — Former employees are rallying outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after layoffs on Tuesday. One former employee, Evelyn Olansky, said they wanted to get into ...
Two Georgia lawmakers joined protesters on Tuesday outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in ...
announced plans to cut 2,400 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), headquartered in Atlanta. While Boim and Tighe wait for guidance, they are not staying silent.
Roughly 2,000 CDC employees in Atlanta belonged to the American Federation of Government Employees local bargaining unit, with hundreds more who had petitioned to join this week being added.
The annual event brings together scientists, epidemiologists, and public health professionals who have been on the front ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
according to new data from Atlanta-based CDC officials. In 2024, birthrates increased by just one percent from a record low in recorded in 2023. CDC officials say the fertility rate is at 1.6 ...
ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease ... Before their firings, the CDC had been working with the Milwaukee Health Department for two months to address hazardous levels of lead in ...
ATLANTA — Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock joined protesters outside the CDC headquarters in DeKalb County Tuesday evening as thousands of people who lost their jobs are demanding answers.