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Trump orders United States to exit WHO again. Health experts warn of danger.
WHO, part of the United Nations, is tasked with preparing for and fighting ... Trump criticized WHO for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, even as his administration faced scrutiny for being slow to respond to the crisis. In 2020, at the height of ...
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CIA says ‘more likely’ COVID-19 escaped from a lab
The intelligence agency says it has ‘low confidence’ in assessment and will continue to evaluate credible information.
Local public health experts address controversies around RFK Jr., COVID-19 response, more
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing took place on Wednesday, an Akron Press Club panel spoke on Trump's pick, other topical issues.
5 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the return of Trump and the war on public health
Trump returns to the White House as the tenth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic once again inundates hospitals, while the last vestiges of public health are set for destruction.
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Five years of COVID-19: What we have learned about SARS-CoV-2 since the beginning of the pandemic
January 2025 marks five years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in 1,216,305 American deaths and changed how United States society functions today. This four-part
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Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
During the 2024 campaign Donald Trump called FBI data showing a decline in crime "fake" and claimed crime was “through the roof.”
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Trump signs order to withdraw U.S. from WHO
Trump again criticizes the WHO for its “mishandling” of the COVID-19 pandemic for “unfairly” asking for “onerous” payments from the U.S. About a fifth of the WHO’s budget in 2023 — or roughly $1.28 billion — came from the United States.
The United States is leaving the World Health Organization. What could that mean for Spokane?
As of President Donald Trump’s first day back in office Monday, the United States is leaving the World Health Organization. Some local experts think such a move might leave Spokane and the United States unprepared for the next pandemic.
Report: Obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure remain on the rise in U.S.
Major heart health risk factors like obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure remain on the rise in the United States, according to an annual report from the American Heart Association.
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The Covid-19 Pandemic
With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even as the coronavirus ... the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country ...
CIA says Covid-19 probably leaked from Chinese laboratory
The CIA has concluded that Covid-19 probably began as a leak from a laboratory in China in a new assessment of the origins of the pandemic that killed millions of people.
China Urges US To Stop Politicisation Of COVID-19 Origins-Tracing
China urged the United States to stop politicising and weaponising origins-tracing of the <a target=_blank href=