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Viewpoints: CDC Chaos Strains Local Public Health Departments; It's Unaffordable To Be Uninsured

Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.

The Washington Post: The Cost Of Chaos At The CDC

Confusion at the federal level and funding cuts are devastating local health departments. (Leana S. Wen, 3/3)

The Atlantic: The Impossible Predicament Of Being Uninsured 

My aunt couldn’t afford to go to the hospital. She ended up there anyway. (Jenisha Watts, 3/2)

The Washington Post: These Diseases Could Be Consigned To The Dustbin Of History -- Thanks To The U.S.

With new funding, America can continue to lead the historic effort to eliminate ancient scourges. (Stewart Simonson and Tim Ziemer, 3/2)

Stat: Human Embryo Models Come With Major Ethical Concerns 

There are six key dilemmas in the race to make human embryo models that are close to the real thing. (Paul Knoepfler, 3/3)

San Francisco Chronicle: Half Of UCSF Social Workers Say They’ve Been Assaulted Or Harassed

A new survey from the labor union representing licensed health care workers found an astonishing 50% reported being sexually assaulted or harassed at work. (Emily Hoeven, 3/2)

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