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Inside the Global Fight to Keep Polio From Making a Comeback

As humanitarian funding cuts devastate health institutions, experts fear a foe long vanquished from much...
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Facility-based blood pressure measurement and treatment

The Lancet | Dr. Tom Frieden and co-authors argue that facility-based WHO HEARTS programs —...
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New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts

KFF Health News reports on concerns that health program cuts could weaken surveillance and response...
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Ebola Returns: How We Can Fight Back

As the DRC Ebola outbreak becomes the second largest on record, experts warn that US...
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New disease threats follow Trump administration’s health program cuts

Trump administration cuts to health agencies and global programs are undermining U.S. defenses against Ebola,...
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New Plan Scales Back C.D.C’s Work on Diseases Abroad

A new State Department plan aims to overhaul the CDC's global surveillance for emerging diseases...
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How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn

The Telegraph | Sarah Newey explores how South Korea achieved a hypertension control rate of...
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Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry

USA Today | Public health experts warn that hosting the 2026 World Cup across 11...
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I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

STAT | Dr. Tom Frieden calls for massive, immediate action to stop the growing Ebola...
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This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID, withdrawing from the WHO, and neglecting...
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What’s different about this Ebola outbreak?

CBS News | Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBS News to discuss what sets the current...
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8 former CDC directors: Reform PEPFAR, don’t dismantle it

STAT | A State Department plan scheduled to be implemented June 1 would strip the...
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The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola

The Atlantic | The world is already playing catch-up to a deadly disease....
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Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’

Reuters | An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic...
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Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns

Axios | "The U.S. has gone from leading global health security to watching from the...
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Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions

ABC News | Dr. Tom Frieden examines the response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to...
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Why don’t proven health interventions reach people who need them?

Devex | Opinion: The “best buys” approach in global health has led to progress but...
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Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’

STAT News | Intensive strategy shows promise at community health centers serving low-income people...
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Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD

Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University | A Do Not Miss Health Storytelling...
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Former CDC Director: How to Fix Healthcare

CXOTalk | Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden explains why millions die from preventable causes...
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Inside the Global Fight to Keep Polio From Making a Comeback

As humanitarian funding cuts devastate health institutions, experts fear a foe long vanquished from much...
Read More

Facility-based blood pressure measurement and treatment

The Lancet | Dr. Tom Frieden and co-authors argue that facility-based WHO HEARTS programs —...
Read More

New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts

KFF Health News reports on concerns that health program cuts could weaken surveillance and response...
Read More
Time-image

Ebola Returns: How We Can Fight Back

As the DRC Ebola outbreak becomes the second largest on record, experts warn that US...
Read More

New disease threats follow Trump administration’s health program cuts

Trump administration cuts to health agencies and global programs are undermining U.S. defenses against Ebola,...
Read More
New York Times Logo

New Plan Scales Back C.D.C’s Work on Diseases Abroad

A new State Department plan aims to overhaul the CDC's global surveillance for emerging diseases...
Read More

How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn

The Telegraph | Sarah Newey explores how South Korea achieved a hypertension control rate of...
Read More
USA Today logo

Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry

USA Today | Public health experts warn that hosting the 2026 World Cup across 11...
Read More
STAT News logo

I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action

STAT | Dr. Tom Frieden calls for massive, immediate action to stop the growing Ebola...
Read More
New York Times Logo

This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid

NY Times | Nicholas Kristof argues that dismantling USAID, withdrawing from the WHO, and neglecting...
Read More

What’s different about this Ebola outbreak?

CBS News | Dr. Tom Frieden joins CBS News to discuss what sets the current...
Read More

8 former CDC directors: Reform PEPFAR, don’t dismantle it

STAT | A State Department plan scheduled to be implemented June 1 would strip the...
Read More

The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola

The Atlantic | The world is already playing catch-up to a deadly disease....
Read More

Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’

Reuters | An outbreak of a rare strain of the Ebola virus in the Democratic...
Read More

Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns

Axios | "The U.S. has gone from leading global health security to watching from the...
Read More

Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions

ABC News | Dr. Tom Frieden examines the response to a hantavirus outbreak linked to...
Read More

Why don’t proven health interventions reach people who need them?

Devex | Opinion: The “best buys” approach in global health has led to progress but...
Read More

Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’

STAT News | Intensive strategy shows promise at community health centers serving low-income people...
Read More

Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD

Center for Study of Human Health, Emory University | A Do Not Miss Health Storytelling...
Read More

Former CDC Director: How to Fix Healthcare

CXOTalk | Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden explains why millions die from preventable causes...
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Eli Cahan Inside the Global Fight to Keep Polio From Making a Comeback Rolling Stone
T.R. Frieden, R. Garg, A.E. Moran, P.K. Whelton Facility-based blood pressure measurement and treatment The Lancet
S. Armour New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts KFF Health News
A. Park Ebola Returns: How We Can Fight Back TIME
S. Armour New disease threats follow Trump administration’s health program cuts CBS News
A. Mandavilli New Plan Scales Back C.D.C’s Work on Diseases Abroad *The New York Times
S. Newey How South Korea cracked its blood pressure crisis – and what other countries can learn The Telegraph
S. Venugopal Ramaswamy & K. Alltucker Hosting the World Cup makes US ‘really ripe’ for diseases, experts worry USA Today
Dr. Tom Frieden I led the U.S. CDC response to the 2014 Ebola epidemic. The new outbreak needs massive, immediate, meticulous action STAT
N. Kristof This Is Why You Don’t Slash Humanitarian Aid *The New York Times
What’s different about this Ebola outbreak? CBS News
8 former CDC directors: Reform PEPFAR, don’t dismantle it
The World Is Playing Catch-Up to Ebola
Ex-CDC director calls Ebola outbreak ‘potentially devastating’
Hantavirus response raises readiness concerns
Scramble to contain hantavirus outbreak raises public health questions
Why don’t proven health interventions reach people who need them?
Team approach to lowering high blood pressure worked even in `a tough landscape’
Health Storytelling with Tom Frieden, MD
Former CDC Director: How to Fix Healthcare
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