Contrary to what the health secretary says, the outbreak of disease in Texas is, in fact, unusual. By Benjamin Mazer Illustration by Akshita Chandra / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM ET “It’s not unusual.” That’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and secretary of Health and Human Services, described […]
“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.” The projects terminated include H.I.V. treatment programs that had served millions of people, the main malaria control programs in the worst-affected African countries […]
In a little over a month, the Trump administration has started to hollow out America’s federal health agencies. Roughly 2,000 probationary workers have been fired en masse, by virtue of the fact that they were relatively new to their jobs. But the long-term impact of those terminations could pale in comparison to a lesser-noticed spate […]
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Hours after Elon Musk reassured Cabinet members on Wednesday that efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Uganda had only been “accidentally canceled very briefly,” the Trump administration terminated at least four of the five contracts for Ebola-related work in that country. The four canceled contracts were a tiny fraction of the 10,000 contracts and […]
Departments Interview A Strong Start Onyeka Nchege, executive vice president and chief digital and information officer of the North Carolina-based health system, shares his insights with HealthTech. Tech Tips Rise to New Heights Healthcare organizations are under pressure to ensure their infrastructures are modernized. Focus on these four areas for a clear path forward. Dashboard […]
What Are the Benefits of AI and Data Governance? A robust data governance framework ensures the AI model is receiving high-quality information, which reduces risk. “Data governance is like having a glass box around the AI,” says Laine. “It provides transparency into what’s feeding the AI model and who has touched that data.” At the […]
Oxipit, a leading AI-driven healthcare technology company, has announced the appointment of Dr Robert Epstein to its Radiology Advisory Board. His expertise in radiology and healthcare strategy will support Oxipit’s mission to enhance diagnostic workflows worldwide through trusted AI solutions, enabling faster, more precise diagnoses and advancing patient care. Dr Epstein, a recognised leader in […]
If you have tips about the Trump administration’s efforts to remake American science, you can contact Katherine on Signal at @katherinejwu.12. For decades, the National Institutes of Health has had one core function: support health research in the United States. But for the past month, the agency has been doing very little of that, despite […]
