Pien Huang
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Health reporter covering public health and health disparities @NPR
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Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they're back on the job.
"None of this is normal," said one CDC employee.
Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they're back on the job.
"None of this is normal," said one CDC employee.
In a sudden reversal, CDC rescinds some staff firings
Some employees who were previously fired received emails saying they're "clear to return to work."
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March 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they're back on the job.
"None of this is normal," said one CDC employee.
Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump administration is now notifying some staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they're back on the job.
"None of this is normal," said one CDC employee.
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Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
RFK Jr. moves to eliminate public comment in HHS decisions
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to rescind the longtime practice of giving the public a chance to comment on the health agency’s plans.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Breaking: RFK Jr. moves to quietly eliminate public comment from HHS's decision making: www.statnews.com/2025/02/28/r...
Ebola screening for travelers, testing for insect-borne diseases, support for state/local health depts -- all impacted by CDC job cuts
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Upheaval and firings at CDC raise fears about disease outbreak response
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ebola screening for travelers, testing for insect-borne diseases, support for state/local health depts -- all impacted by CDC job cuts
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The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) :
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NEW on @npr.org | 'What did you do last week' email update
-Federal agencies split on suggested compliance
-one says to assume responding "will be read by malign foreign actors"
-OPM issues belated guidance suggesting it's "voluntary"
-which contradicts Musk/Trump's nonresponse = risking job
-Federal agencies split on suggested compliance
-one says to assume responding "will be read by malign foreign actors"
-OPM issues belated guidance suggesting it's "voluntary"
-which contradicts Musk/Trump's nonresponse = risking job
Trump administration backs off requiring response to "What did you do last week?" email
"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting directives on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.
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February 25, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The latest update led by @shannonbond.bsky.social features contributions from across @npr.org's newsroom (!) :
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.
@andreahsu.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social, Tom Bowman, @gbrumfiel.bsky.social, @tamarakeithnpr.bsky.social, Megan Lim, @hansilowang.bsky.social @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social and more.
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"I'm going to work tomorrow and I don't know who's employed," said one of the CDC staffers, who had yet to receive any official notification about exactly which employees in their division had lost their jobs.
@npr.org @sydneylupkin.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social on the latest at CDC
@npr.org @sydneylupkin.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social on the latest at CDC
Health agencies lose staff members in key areas as Trump firings set in
As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut and the impact of the roles that were lost.
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February 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"I'm going to work tomorrow and I don't know who's employed," said one of the CDC staffers, who had yet to receive any official notification about exactly which employees in their division had lost their jobs.
@npr.org @sydneylupkin.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social on the latest at CDC
@npr.org @sydneylupkin.bsky.social @pien-huang.bsky.social on the latest at CDC
An update on health data removal by me and @wstonereports.bsky.social. Thoughts, tips welcome: phuang@npr.org, pienhuang.88 on signal
While some information has been restored, scientists are still alarmed over the removal of data. It's not clear what has changed, and some pages remain offline.
Some federal health websites restored, others still down, after data purge
While some information has been restored, scientists are still alarmed over the removal of data. It's not clear what has changed, and some pages remain offline.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
An update on health data removal by me and @wstonereports.bsky.social. Thoughts, tips welcome: phuang@npr.org, pienhuang.88 on signal
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BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
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January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.