The CDC is terrified of these germs, so it’s trying to contain them

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can’t stop microbes from mutating and becoming resistant to even our strongest drugs. But it is working harder than ever to come up with an effective containment strategy to stop the spread of thes…

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There’s an uptick in HIV in these millennial groups. Here’s why

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a report about HIV trends for people under 30 in the U.S., and the numbers show an increase in one particular group: 25- to 29-year-olds.
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7 words the CDC is reportedly banned from using include ‘transgender’ and ‘science-based’

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Here are the words Donald Trump’s White House has forbidden the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from including in documents being prepared for next year’s budget, according to an unnamed CDC analyst who talked to the Washington Post

  • vulnerable

  • entitlement

  • diversity 

  • transgender 

  • fetus

  • evidence-based

  • science-based

The analyst learned of the directive at a “meeting Thursday with senior CDC officials,” the Post reported. 

“The reaction of people in the meeting was ‘incredulous,'” the analyst said. “It was very much, ‘Are you serious? Are you kidding?’ ” Read more…

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