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Meghan Maloney/CDC CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a 'crown jewel' of public health Members of the Epidemic Intelligence Service warned of firings. EIS officers investigate disease outbreaks, health threats in U.S. and abroad By Helen Branswell STAT is backing up and monitoring CDC data in real time: See what's changing STAT publishes archive to analyze modified CDC files, finds datasets taken down and reposted to change the word "gender" to "sex." By J. Emory Parker Trump administration to fire thousands at health agencies Day after RFK Jr. becomes health secretary, layoffs roil HHS agencies, including the CDC, global leader in disease control, and NIH, top research funder. By Sarah Owermohle, Lizzy Lawrence, Helen Branswell, and Matthew Herper Karen Ducey/Getty Images STAT+ | U.S. scientists, unnerved by policy changes, may yearn for escape — but find limited opportunity As U.S. research funding tightens, scientists weigh global options. Can Europe, the Middle East, or China attract top talent amid Trump policy shifts? By Andrew Joseph STAT+ | House panel tees up debate over cutting Medicaid to pay for tax breaks  Bill does not mention Medicaid by name, but directs the House committee that oversees Medicaid to come up with $880 billion in cuts. By John Wilkerson Funding for military health study of LGBTQ+ veterans withdrawn The Defense Department on Thursday abruptly reversed a decision to fund the study, saying it was "not in line" with a presidential executive order. By Usha Lee McFarling Photo illustration by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Opinion: The doctor indicted by Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills saved my life Margaret Carpenter of New York has been indicted in Louisiana for prescribing abortion pills. To me, she will always be "Dr. Maggie," who saved my life. By Maya Gottfried Opinion: There is no 'amyloid cabal' in Alzheimer's research Science has established both amyloid causality and the growing benefits of lowering it with approved treatments. By Dennis J. Selkoe

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