The CDC was once the gold standard for public health leadership. Today, it is struggling to maintain scientific excellence, trustworthiness, and relevance, a result of the actions of the Trump administration and the US Department of Health and Human Services that have undermined the agency.
Apr 25, 2026
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The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal, founded in England in 1823. It is one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals and also one of the oldest medical journals still in publication. This week it published the following Editorial. It does not use the word “brink” casually.
