Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Trump Administration Considers Scaling Back H.I.V. Efforts at C.D.C.

polite1 day ago011 mins

During his first term, President Donald J. Trump unveiled a bold initiative to end the H.I.V. epidemic in the United States by 2030 by focusing on 57 jurisdictions with the most urgent needs. The plan, which Mr. Trump announced in 2019 at a State of the Union address, surprised advocacy groups. But it was widely…

C.D.C. Site Restores Some Purged Files After ‘Gender Ideology’ Ban Outcry

polite2 months ago013 mins

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention purged from its website thousands of pages that included terms such as “transgender,” “L.G.B.T.” and “pregnant person,” to comply with an executive order barring any material that promoted “gender ideology.” By Monday, some of the pages had reappeared, in part in response to intense media coverage,…