Tag Archives: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

Trump Administration Slashes Research Into L.G.B.T.Q. Health

The Trump administration has scrapped more than $800 million worth of research into the health of L.G.B.T.Q. people, abandoning studies of cancers and viruses that tend to affect members of sexual minority groups and setting back efforts to defeat a resurgence of sexually transmitted infections, according to an analysis of federal data by The New York Times. In keeping with …

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A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered

A Federal Lab That Tracked Rising S.T.I.s Has Been Shuttered

Drug-resistant gonorrhea, a form of the widespread sexually transmitted infection, is considered an urgent health threat worldwide. The United States has just lost its ability to detect it. Among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees fired on Tuesday were 77 scientists who, among other work, gathered samples of gonorrhea and other S.T.I.s from labs nationwide, analyzed the genetic …

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Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C.

Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C.

During his first term, President Donald J. Trump unveiled a bold initiative to end the H.I.V. epidemic in the United States by 2030 by focusing on 57 jurisdictions with the most urgent needs. The plan, which Mr. Trump announced in 2019 at a State of the Union address, surprised advocacy groups. But it was widely lauded, and successful. By 2022, …

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‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say

‘Gender Ideology’ Ban is Already Harming Health, Experts Say

Mr. Trump’s orders purged more than 8,000 web pages across more than a dozen U.S. government websites. In some cases, the executive orders also targeted the work of private citizens. A memo to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which publishes papers from both government and academic researchers, gave employees until 5 p.m. on Friday to scrub the …

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