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![<p>Photos of fentanyl victims shown at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters. </p>]()
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What Does the CDC Do?
![<p>The CDC’s Emergency Operations Center amid the Ebola crisis in 2014.</p>]()
![<p>U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his agency decisions and the 2026 health-care agenda.</p>]()
By Thomas J. Bollyky- Backgrounder
How Vaccines Changed the World
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By Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo- Backgrounder
What Is the FDA’s Role in Public Health?
![<p>The FDA operates laboratories across the country to inspect food, medical, tobacco, and other products.</p>]()
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What Is Avian Flu?
![<p>In a spurt of avian flu cases in cows, the Agricluture Department is mandating milk testing.</p>]()
![Cover of When the World Closed Its Doors showing a blocked off bridge and a blue sky.]()
When the World Closed Its Doors
Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman
- By Mariel Ferragamo
