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The 51st annual Conference of the Americas convened a panel discussion on regional recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on the economic and health crises. A panel of experts, inc…

The USAID COVID-19 Task Force executive director, a former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director during the George W. Bush administration, and other former government off…

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing on the role of the strategic national stockpile during a pandemic. They discussed the challenges to the stockpi…

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Bob Schieffer College of Communications at Texas Christian University (TCU) hosted a virtual discussion about societal insta…

A hearing was held on the report released the previous month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which announced that there were 56,300 new HIV infections in the United S…

Panelists talked about medical and health research. Topics included the national agenda issues; strategies for winning influence for science; and the complicated issues that influence public…

The hearing was about the reauthorization of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Panelists representing governmental and non-governmental organizations talked about the scope …

Director Gerberding testified about the cause and spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that can cause serious infection and death. It survives most antib…

Witnesses testified about the potential impact of global warming on public health, including implications for infectious disease, heat-related illnesses and injuries, drought, and ground-lev…

Witnesses testified about increasing numbers of Alzheimer’s disease cases, public education efforts by several federal agencies, other research and health care programs, as well as levels of…

Federal health and law enforcement officials testified about containment of contagious diseases and public safety issues in light of a recent incident involving a citizen who had traveled to…

Witnesses testified about the prevalence of autism and policy implications for health care in the U.S. Among the topics they addressed were combating autism, available treatments, research i…

Public health officials, government agency representatives and others spoke about improving local preparedness for public health emergencies. They spoke about lessons learned for a recent me…

Health officials testified about the proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Centers for Disease Control and for emergency response to protect the public from acts of bioterrorism, pandemic…

Government health officials testified about progress made in preparations for an avian influenza pandemic. They talked about the state of vaccine development, tracking and epidemiology in th…

Director Julie Gerberding was interviewed about the influenza season, vaccinations, AIDS research, and the relationship between the new Congress and the Centers for Disease Control and Preve…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on new United Nations initiatives to combat hunger and malnutrition among children. Witnesses testified about the scope of child hunger …

Federal research agency directors and private sector leaders discussed science and health issues of the 21st century. Topics included current medical research, the role of the federal govern…

Secretary Leavitt and other health officials spoke to reporters about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare and the U.S. Centers for …

Witnesses testified about government efforts to prepare for an influenza pandemic at federal, state, and local levels. Assistant Secretary Agwunobi talked about the $3.8 billion congressiona…