Two California researchers say a U.S. government health publication instructed them to remove data on sexual orientation from a scientific manuscript that had been accepted for publication. The researchers also said they were told to remove the words "gender," "cisgender" and "equitable" from their paper, which looked at smoking among rural young adults.
Gene testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate its sale, after years of struggling to find a sustainable business model.
"Health disparity" is among hundreds of terms the Trump administration is telling federal agencies to avoid or scrub from government Web sites, research and databases. Some researchers point out their work benefits rural White populations often overlooked in debates about diversity and equity.
Florida's controversial surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, and a former Texas Republican congressman, Dr. Michael Burgess, are each being backed by some of President Trump's allies to be the next head of the CDC. The White House is searching for a replacement after the nomination of Dr. Dave Weldon, a former Florida congressman, was abruptly pulled last week.
The AHA and Health-ISAC observed a social media post related to the active planning of a coordinated, multi-city terrorist attack on hospitals in the coming weeks. The AHA and Health-ISAC have created and are sharing this bulletin out of an abundance of caution to spread awareness of the potential threat. The AHA and Health-ISAC are in close contact with the FBI regarding the threat and will provide additional information as it becomes available. At this time, no information is available to either corroborate or discount this threat's credibility.