Activists are calling for more research and government support to address troubling health disparities.| Them
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.| STAT
As scientists across the country face confusion and uncertainty following drastic changes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under President Donald Trump, the agency’s flagship Long COVID research program is continuing its existing work as usual. But future studies could be delayed or interrupted and prospects for additional funding are unclear under Trump’s leadership.| The Sick Times - Chronicling the Long Covid crisis
The U.S. government has stopped updating some of its public COVID-19 data, as part of a “pause” to public federal health communications under President Donald Trump. While federal officials have not formally announced any details, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has missed scheduled updates to some infectious disease dashboards this week. A few crucial data pages, including the agency’s wastewater surveillance dashboard, were updated despite the pause. But other mis...| The Sick Times - Chronicling the Long Covid crisis
Journalists have long relied on federal health data for their reporting. We include several tips that they can use to help researchers preserve the data.| The Journalist's Resource
As part of an ongoing partnership with the Census Bureau, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) recently added questions to assess the prevalence of post-COVID-19 conditions (long COVID), on the experimental Household Pulse Survey. This 20-minute online survey was designed to complement the ability of the federal statistical system to rapidly respond and provide relevant information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. Data collection began on April 23, 2020.| www.cdc.gov
