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Trump Cuts Threaten Public Health Initiatives in Texas

4/1/2025

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Recent cuts by the Trump administration to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jeopardize vital public health initiatives in Texas, particularly those aimed at tackling measles outbreaks and drug overdoses. Experts are alarmed by the CDC's choice to withhold a risk assessment on measles, signaling a troubling change in direction under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Recent cuts by the Trump administration to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services jeopardize vital public health initiatives in Texas, particularly those aimed at tackling measles outbreaks and drug overdoses. Experts are alarmed by the CDC's choice to withhold a risk assessment on measles, signaling a troubling change in direction under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.