Cornyn threatens to block Trump’s ambassadors over AIDS prevention funding - Live Updates - POLITICO

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is threatening to sink the ambassador nominations of two high-profile allies of President Donald Trump unless the White House commits to distributing AIDS funding in Africa...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/07/21/congress/cornyn-pepfar-lake-mastriano-nominations-01006984

 

Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military

The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required to operate to prevent and respond to civilian deaths in US military operations, according to its internal watchdog...

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/pentagon-civilian-death-program

 

CDC seeks to block ‘never use alone’ messaging used by overdose prevention groups

Beletsky said that people concerned with ending overdose fatalities have had to learn what works and what doesn't "the very hard way". He's worried that looming changes could roll the clock back "to a time when things were spiraling year after year" and "that we will go back to seeing the trends reverse again in the wrong direction".…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/trump-cdc-overdose-prevention-messaging

 

Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/01/global-health-hiv-aids-funding-cuts-infections-prevention

 

Witnessing #RFK testify to the #Senate put me into a deeply personal, blind rage

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0CEWtuGul6A 

Want to keep your brain sharp as you age? Science may have a recipe. - The Washington Post

"To improve brain health, it's important to adopt multiple lifestyle changes," Dhana said. 

There are many different ways to reduce your risk for dementia..

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2025/07/31/brain-health-dementia-prevention-strategies-study/ 

 

How to recognize mild cognitive impairment, and what to do about it - The Washington Post

A mild cognitive impairment diagnosis is scary, but recognizing it early is essential to slowing its progression, experts say…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/03/mild-cognitive-impairment-dementia-treatment/

3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on research

Much of the public discussion on preventing school shootings focuses on whether and how to limit people's access to firearms. While these efforts remain important, over the past 30 years, our work has identified other strategies that can reduce the risk for violence. Here are three evidence-based steps that schools and communities can take to prevent violence...

https://theconversation.com/3-ways-to-prevent-school-shootings-based-on-research-196548

Harris Announces Funding to Address Root Causes of Migration Crisis - The New York Times

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday announced almost $1 billion in new pledges by private companies to support communities in Central America, part of the Biden administration's effort to keep migrants from fleeing toward the U.S. border...
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/us/politics/harris-migration-central-america.html

Opinion | Mayor Brandon Scott: Baltimore’s violence-prevention pilot succeeded - The Washington Post

"In January 2022, my administration launched Baltimore's Group Violence Reduction Strategy (GVRS) pilot in the Western Police District. This strategy, known nationally as focused deterrence, facilitates direct, sustained engagement with individuals who are the most likely to be either the victims or perpetrators of violence. Since the start of this pilot, we have seen homicides and nonfatal shootings in the Western District — historically the most violent of Baltimore's police districts — drop by a combined 34 percent as of Dec. 31….

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/06/baltimore-violence-prevention-pilot-success/imrs.php

Views on ways to reduce number of U.S. abortions vary by party, age | Pew Research Center

…The youngest adults also are more likely than older Americans to say expanding sex education would lead to a reduction in the number of abortions in the U.S.; around seven-in-ten adults ages 18 to 29 (71%) hold this view...

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/06/23/americans-differ-by-party-age-over-ways-to-reduce-the-number-of-abortions-in-the-u-s/

‘It’s an American problem’: US readers on preventing future mass shootings | Texas school shooting | The Guardian

'Until the Republican party pays a genuine political price, this will not change'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/27/us-readers-on-preventing-mass-shootings

‘It’s all preventable’: tackling America’s workplace suicide epidemic | US news | The Guardian

The US suicide rate is the highest of any wealthy country and the pandemic highlighted work stress's effect on mental health…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/27/us-workplace-suicide-rates-pandemic

Covid pandemic was preventable, says WHO-commissioned report

…Some countries "devalued and debunked" the science, denying the severity of the disease. "This has had deadly consequences," said Clark. "This has been compounded by a lack of global leadership and coordination of geopolitical tensions and nationalism weakening the multilateral system, which should act to keep the world safe."…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/covid-pandemic-was-preventable-says-who-commissioned-report

Why you still need to wear a mask after getting COVID-19 vaccine - ABC News

Getting the vaccine does not mean you can ignore precautions....

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wear-mask-covid-19-vaccine/story

Tucker Carlson wrongly claims coronavirus prevention measures aren't backed by science | TheHill

In his on-again, off-again position on wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus infection, Tucker Carlson is off again. On his nightly political talk show on Fox News channel, Carlson discussed President Trump’s demands that schools reopen this fall. “Many schools that do plan to reopen will do so under a series of restrictions that have no basis of any kind in science. It’s kind of a bizarre health theater. Students will be kept six feet apart, everyone will have to wear a mask, class sizes will be limited,” he said.....
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/506456-tucker-carlson-wrongly-claims-coronavirus

'We can stop the cycle': crime survivors work toward prevention, not policing

A network of victims has come together to lobby for services. ‘Young black men are the most harmed and least supported’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/23/defund-police-violence-survivors-us

Here is the horrible reason why nursing homes are being unnecessarily overrun by the Trump pandemic – Raw Story

Former Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat but the CEO of a nursing home industry group, wrote Trump after the 2016 election seeking a “collaborative approach” to regulation, much like the one the Federal Aviation Administration has had with the aircraft industry. Team Trump acquiesced, rolling back fines and proposing to weaken rules for infection prevention employees. That collaborative approach has failed, much as it did with the FAA , the agency that enabled failures in the design of the Boeing 737 Max.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/here-is-the-horrible-reason-why-nursing-homes-are-being-unnecessarily-overrun-by-the-trump-pandemic/

Judges blast Trump administration for ordering coronavirus info posters taken down from courts – Raw Story

On Monday, the National Association of Immigration Judges condemned the Trump administration’s Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), following their order to remove CDC posters at immigration courts that displayed, in English and Spanish, warnings about the coronavirus and tips on how to prevent the spread of the disease.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/judges-blast-trump-administration-for-ordering-coronavirus-info-posters-taken-down-from-courts/

If the US military is facing up to the climate crisis, shouldn't we all?

Pentagon officials view climate breakdown as an existential threat to human society – and are already taking action
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/12/us-military-pentagon-climate-crisis-breakdown-