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Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem

MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key...
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Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars

STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted...

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health

The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about...
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Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved

Trump administration plans to eliminate two essential CDC training programs. Former CDC director warns that...
WSJ We Battled Big Food

We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?

Wall Street Journal | Two former top health officials say Kennedy can Make America Healthy...
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What Trump and RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ gets right — and very wrong

Trump and Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again correctly identifies chronic disease problems but mixes sound...
Health Affairs

Switching To Reduced-Sodium Salt Can Save Lives

Health Affairs | Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack...
Financial Times

We must strengthen public health surveillance to stop disease outbreaks

Financial Times | Flying blind is dangerous. Technology can build on the basics of local...
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Eight former CDC directors: Hollowing out the CDC is a prescription for disaster

Eight former CDC directors warn limiting CDC to infectious diseases only ignores its core mission:...
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Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply

Al Jazeera | We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in...

Trans fat: everyone must join the fight to eliminate this invisible killer from the world’s food supply forever

Trans fat kills 300,000 people yearly. 53 countries with 4 billion people now implement WHO...

We aren’t doing enough about the risk of bird flu – but we can

Analysis by Dr. Tom Frieden | H5N1 bird flu spreads across U.S. cattle herds. Tom...
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Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem

MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key...
STAT News logo

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars

STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted...

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health

The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about...
STAT News logo

Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved

Trump administration plans to eliminate two essential CDC training programs. Former CDC director warns that...
WSJ We Battled Big Food

We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?

Wall Street Journal | Two former top health officials say Kennedy can Make America Healthy...
STAT News logo

What Trump and RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ gets right — and very wrong

Trump and Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again correctly identifies chronic disease problems but mixes sound...
Health Affairs

Switching To Reduced-Sodium Salt Can Save Lives

Health Affairs | Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack...
Financial Times

We must strengthen public health surveillance to stop disease outbreaks

Financial Times | Flying blind is dangerous. Technology can build on the basics of local...
STAT News logo

Eight former CDC directors: Hollowing out the CDC is a prescription for disaster

Eight former CDC directors warn limiting CDC to infectious diseases only ignores its core mission:...
Aljazeera logo

Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply

Al Jazeera | We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in...

Trans fat: everyone must join the fight to eliminate this invisible killer from the world’s food supply forever

Trans fat kills 300,000 people yearly. 53 countries with 4 billion people now implement WHO...

We aren’t doing enough about the risk of bird flu – but we can

Analysis by Dr. Tom Frieden | H5N1 bird flu spreads across U.S. cattle herds. Tom...
June 7, 2025

Mass Screenings Alone Won’t Control the U.S. Hypertension Problem

MedPage Today | Follow-up in healthcare facilities is key
April 1, 2025

Former CDC Director Tom Frieden: Cuts to the agency will cost American lives and dollars

STAT News | Here are just three of the essential teams that have been gutted
March 2, 2025

Postponing last week’s vaccine meeting endangers Americans’ health

The Hill | The indefinite postponement of a key vaccine advisory meeting raises concerns about efforts to discredit its members and undermine public trust in immunization policy.
February 18, 2025
Tom Frieden

Former CDC director: Two programs reportedly on the chopping block must be saved

Trump administration plans to eliminate two essential CDC training programs. Former CDC director warns that cutting PHAP and LLS weakens public health defenses and local capabilities.
November 29, 2024

We Battled Big Food. Can RFK, Jr. Succeed Where We Failed?

Wall Street Journal | Two former top health officials say Kennedy can Make America Healthy Agai —if he’s willing to take on soda companies, ultraprocessed foods, farm subsidies and other
October 31, 2024
Tom Frieden

What Trump and RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ gets right — and very wrong

Trump and Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again correctly identifies chronic disease problems but mixes sound science with pseudo-science. Tom Frieden offers a better prescription for health.
September 13, 2024

Switching To Reduced-Sodium Salt Can Save Lives

Health Affairs | Each year, at least 1.9 million people die from a heart attack or stroke linked to excess salt intake. But taking salt out of food that’s already
September 12, 2024

We must strengthen public health surveillance to stop disease outbreaks

Financial Times | Flying blind is dangerous. Technology can build on the basics of local and national data collection.
September 5, 2024
Foege W., Roper W., Koplan J., Gerberding J., Frieden TR., Fitzgerald B., Redfield R., Walensky R.

Eight former CDC directors: Hollowing out the CDC is a prescription for disaster

Eight former CDC directors warn limiting CDC to infectious diseases only ignores its core mission: protecting Americans from all health threats including chronic disease and injuries.
July 12, 2024

Trans fat: The invisible killer we must eliminate from world’s food supply

Al Jazeera | We call on all governments to limit or ban trans fat in all food.
July 12, 2024
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Tom Frieden

Trans fat: everyone must join the fight to eliminate this invisible killer from the world’s food supply forever

Trans fat kills 300,000 people yearly. 53 countries with 4 billion people now implement WHO best-practice policies. Global elimination requires limits, enforcement, and industry replacement with healthier alternatives.
June 18, 2024
Tom Frieden

We aren’t doing enough about the risk of bird flu – but we can

Analysis by Dr. Tom Frieden | H5N1 bird flu spreads across U.S. cattle herds. Tom Frieden warns gaps in coordination risk public health. Finland's rapid response, widespread testing, and transparency