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Located in the nation's capital, NCSD is a national public health membership organization representing health department STD directors, their support staff, and community-based partners across 50 states, seven large cities, and five US territories.
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In an unprecedented move, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has begun mass terminations of research grants that fund active scientific projects because they no longer meet “agency priorities”. Read more: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A team of volunteer archivists has recreated the Centers for Disease Control website exactly as it was the day Donald Trump was inaugurated. The site, called RestoredCDC.org, went live Tuesday and is currently being hosted in Europe. Read more: www.404media.co/archivists-r...

Top HHS spokesperson Thomas Corry quits over disagreements with RFK Jr. and his response to the measles outbreak. Read more: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

The widespread upheaval at federal health agencies in the first month of the Trump administration comes at a time when the U.S. faces infectious disease threats on multiple fronts. Read more: www.npr.org/sections/sho...

On Friday, RFK Jr. moved to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making. Read more: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...

Another intense week in global health! The new administration’s aggressive political & legal actions have big implications for PEPFAR, research, and beyond. Check out our roundup of the key issues shaping our work, avac.org/blog/global-....

The steady, unsexy work of scientific progress is truly what changes lives. open.substack.com/pub/emilydep...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to pay hundreds of millions in foreign assistance funds that have been in limbo despite his directive that such aid resume — action targeting President Trump’s pause in aid, which has led to chaos globally.

NCSD calls on newly-established Make America Healthy Again Commission to tackle all chronic disease causes. Read more: ncsddc.org/national-coa...

Some good news: The FDA has officially accepted Gilead's New Drug Applications for twice-yearly Lenacapavir for the prevention of HIV. Read more: www.gilead.com/news/news-de...

"While the current administration claims to value free speech, their actions tell a different story. These pages contain key information for LGBTQI+ communities and those who work with them, and their removal marks a gravely concerning restriction of vital information." Read more: bit.ly/4gLumAG

NCSD is proud to announce PriorityONE, a new initiative aimed at protecting the public’s health. We invite you to learn more and join us in our mission: ncsddc.org/announcing-p...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS Secretary despite concerns over his vaccine skepticism, AIDS denialism, and racist views of immunology. He now oversees the CDC, NIH, FDA, and other key health agencies—impacting funding, programs, and science communication. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/r...

A federal judge ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to restore public medical information on websites that was removed under one of President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at transgender care. Read more: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

A federal judge issued a nationwide temporary pause on plans by the NIH to substantially slash research overhead payments www.statnews.com/2025/02/11/j...

"There is mass confusion. We expect that interruption will grow if there is not clarity from federal agencies in the coming hours and days," said David C. Harvey, executive director of NCSD. Read more: www.reuters.com/business/hea...

As we observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, it is important for Congress & the Administration to recognize the progress of the Black community’s fight against HIV and to continue Ending the HIV Epidemic by fully funding the nation’s HIV programs. Full press release here: bit.ly/4hOO93e

President Trump has called for a review of federal funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and for a halt on spending to groups that “undermine the national interest.” Read more: thehill.com/homenews/adm...

📣 “It’s wrong on so many levels — you can’t just stop.” IAS President-Elect Kenneth Ngure and other leading experts call out the dire impact of the stop-work order on thousands of people in clinical trials who are now cut off from treatment and care. via @nytimes.com

In the midst of orders to scrub forbidden terms and withdraw or retract articles from scientific journals, some are calling on editors to resist. Read more: www.bmj.com/content/388/...

The CDC and other federal health agencies removed hundreds of pages of HIV-related information from their websites last week as part of a government-wide purge. Much of the content was back up by Tuesday, but transgender people have largely been edited out. Read more: www.poz.com/article/cdc-...

NCSD talks of the confusion and lack of guidance from the recent federal funding freeze. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...

Despite litigation, federal officials are moving to cut off funding for efforts to improve the health of transgender people, leaving organizations in limbo. Read more: www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took offline recommendations on how doctors should treat STIs and vaccinate adults on Friday. Read more: www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-std...

Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.

Breaking: The White House Office of Management and Budget has rescinded the federal aid freeze. Read more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/29/p...

WATCH LIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, faces Senate confirmation hearings.

The Trump administration on Tuesday issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines and medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program that was halted last week. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/h...

BREAKING: A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding. Read more: apnews.com/article/dona...

A coalition of state attorneys general plans to file suit on Tuesday afternoon to block an order from the White House budget office that would freeze all federal grant programs. Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...

The White House budget office has ordered a pause on all federal grants and loans, according to an internal memorandum sent Monday, potentially impacting trillions in government spending and halting public programs that affect millions of Americans. Read more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/27/p...

"This is a matter of life or death,” said Beatriz Grinsztejn, president of the International Aids Society, adding that stopping Pepfar would be disastrous. “If that happens, people are going to die and HIV will resurge.”

Within five days on Donald Trump's inauguration, the new administration has purged the White House website and several federal health websites of much LGBTQ & HIV content. www.poz.com/article/trum...

The State Department ordered a sweeping freeze on Friday on new funding for almost all U.S. foreign assistance, including the President's Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Read more: time.com/7209998/stat...

Susan Monarez has been tapped as acting director of the CDC, according to three people familiar with the move, granted anonymity to discuss the pick, which has yet to be announced publicly. Read more: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban From me and @lizzylawrence.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...

It's not all bad news! Nine months after Colorado issued an extraordinary public health order to fight an explosion of syphilis in newborn babies, cases have slowed. Read more: coloradosun.com/2025/01/23/c...

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

From rolling back drug pricing policies to limiting gender-affirming care, President Donald Trump signed several health-related executive orders in the first hours of his second presidency. Here’s a roundup of the changes and what they mean. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

After calls for Federal health agencies to halt all external communications, the new administration has ordered NIH to enact 'immediate and indefinite' travel suspensions. Read more: www.thehandbasket.co/p/nih-travel...

Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has asked federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories, according to sources within the agencies. Read more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/h...

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency’s ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder. Read more: www.fastcompany.com/91264175/how...

A recent analysis detected two distinct subtypes of #BV. One subtype contributed to increased risk for acquiring #chlamydia, subsequent reinfection with chlamydia, and complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease. Read more: www.mountsinai.org/about/newsro...