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Scientific Integrity & Ethics CDC and FDA Scientists Report Both Scientific Integrity Improvements and Concerns
March 12, 2023 Liz Borkowski, MPH

A new survey from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that scientists from six federal agencies surveyed in late 2022 saw improvements in scientific integrity over the past two years, but many still report censorship and inadequate staffing.

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Scientific Integrity & Ethics A New Framework for Protecting Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies
February 5, 2023 Liz Borkowski, MPH

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released a framework for agencies to use in revising or developing their policies to protect scientific integrity.

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COVID-19 Experts Have Spoken on COVID-19. Will Our Government Listen?
November 6, 2022 Liz Borkowski, MPH

A new set of 57 recommendations on COVID-19 from a multidisciplinary, multinational group of experts should serve as a guide for the US response. In several areas, though, our government is not doing what’s recommended.

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COVID-19 CDC Gives Up on COVID Prevention
August 14, 2022 Liz Borkowski, MPH

New CDC guidance fails to acknowledge the most recent science and recommends an inequitable, indivudal-focused approach to COVID-19.

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Reproductive & Sexual Health An Illegitimate Court Strips Us of Bodily Autonomy
June 26, 2022 Liz Borkowski, MPH

The Supreme Court issued its decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization and declared that there is no constitutional right to abortion. It did so while disregarding extensive evidence of the harm this will cause.

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Environmental Health This is Why We Can’t Have Responsive Regulations: Formaldehyde Assessment Released Years After its Completion
April 17, 2022 Liz Borkowski, MPH

Last week, EPA released a draft toxicological assessment of formaldehyde that the Trump administration had suppressed for years.

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Scientific Integrity & Ethics One Small Step for Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies
January 23, 2022 Liz Borkowski, MPH

In response to a presidential memorandum, the Task Force on Scientific Integrity released its report on how federal agencies can improve their policies for protecting scientific integrity.

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Reproductive & Sexual Health With New Rule, Process of Rebuilding Title X Family Planning Network Begins
October 17, 2021 Liz Borkowski, MPH

On October 4, HHS announced a final rule to undo a horrible Trump administration action that resulted in the Title X family planning program’s capacity being cut in half.

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Scientific Integrity & Ethics White House Requests Information on Scientific Integrity Policies
July 17, 2021 Liz Borkowski, MPH

In a “Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies,” the White House Office of Scientific and Technology Policy invites input until 5pm on July 28.

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COVID-19 With COVID-19 Policies and Alzheimer’s Drug Approval, Biden Administration Lets Us Down
June 20, 2021 Liz Borkowski, MPH 2Comment

CDC guidance for vaccinated individuals, an OSHA emergency standard, and an FDA drug approval decision are bad news for public health and show that the Biden administration isn’t always living up to its stated commitments to equity and evidence-based policy.

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CDC and FDA Scientists Report Both Scientific Integrity Improvements and Concerns March 12, 2023
A New Framework for Protecting Scientific Integrity at Federal Agencies February 5, 2023
Access to Contraception Supports Women’s College Education: Evidence from Colorado December 11, 2022
Experts Have Spoken on COVID-19. Will Our Government Listen? November 6, 2022
CDC Gives Up on COVID Prevention August 14, 2022

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