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NBC News’ Berkeley Lovelace reports on how a number of government health agencies are expected to be folded into each other.
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Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began receiving notices of dismissal Tuesday, as part of a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
U.S. News & World Report |
Public health experts and top Democrats have raised alarms about how the deep cuts — about 25% of the department — will affect food and prescription drug safety, medical research and infectious disea...

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