Policy

Cutting NIH’s budget by 15% threatens U.S. leadership in medical research, weakens public health preparedness, hinders innovation, and undermines economic growth. Investing in science secures America’s future.

The Trump administration’s decision to terminate nearly 1,300 CDC employees weakens America’s public health defenses, jeopardizes critical research, and endangers the nation’s preparedness for future health crises.

APIC congratulates Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr on his appointment and urges support for infection prevention priorities, including NHSN funding, workforce development, nursing home IPC improvements, medical device cleaning standards, and global health collaboration.

Here is what you need to know about the National Institutes of Health capping indirect cost rates for research funding.

The US exit from the UNHRC and cuts to UNRWA funding jeopardize global health, humanitarian aid, and pandemic preparedness, isolating America and endangering millions worldwide.

APIC warns that the HHS gag order on CDC communications endangers public health, delaying critical infection updates and weakening outbreak response amid rising tuberculosis, avian flu, Ebola, and measles threats.

The sudden suspension of USAID funding is triggering a worldwide humanitarian emergency, threatening health systems, economic stability, and global security—undoing decades of progress in development and disease control.

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The US CDC's sudden cutoff from WHO threatens global health security, leaving infection preventionists scrambling to track deadly outbreaks like Marburg virus, mpox, and avian flu.

Executive orders issued on the first day of the presidency affect various health initiatives.

The US withdrawal from WHO threatens global health collaboration, weakening infection control, disease surveillance, and funding for vulnerable nations, undermining decades of progress in combating infectious diseases worldwide.

After a long hiatus, Hot Topics in IPC is back! This article concerns the Trump Administration's executive orders and other health care updates.

An infection preventionist reels from the US exit from WHO, writing that it disrupts global health efforts, weakens infection control, and lacks research funding and support for low-income nations dependent on WHO for health care resources.

The US withdrawal from WHO jeopardizes infection prevention, research funding, and global collaboration, disproportionately impacting low-income nations reliant on WHO support for equitable health care advancements.