Whiplash. Disbelief. Chaos. Therapists hear tales of trauma from federal health workers Some clinicians are offering low or no fees to workers reeling from HHS restructuring

https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/hhs-rifs-therapy-psychologists-network/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_5qnvXJYSBmtnQf9mEoij9UOf7QeN74LJdupVUHvKyIa4U-QBIKtZOL3S2G5pGQJaRzSUBUdxBUryo0XuaVmV-fTc7Lg&_hsmi=355451370&utm_content=355451370&utm_source=hs_email Gonorrhea, HIV, asthma, and lead poisoning STAT reporters have dug deep over the last week into all the different ways that disease prevention and management are already being affected by President Trump’s massive cuts to staff and funding. Here’s the latest: At the CDC’s STD lab, all 28 full-time employees were fired last week, Helen reports. The shuttering of the premiere facility comes at a time when the whole world is down to one single drug that can reliably cure gonorrhea, leaving experts fearful about what lies ahead. (The disease has developed resistance to nearly all antibiotics used against it, and it appears possible that even the last one standing could soon be conquered). Read more from Helen on the consequences, and what explanation HHS gave for the decision. Myriad HIV prevention efforts have also been hamstrung, STAT’s Jason Mast reports. Last week’s cuts gutted CDC branches responsible for a national at-home testing program, long-running surveys, statistical analysis, and guidance. Funds have been suspended for the two most prominent networks for testing prevention drugs and vaccines, Jason also learned. The exact toll to date is difficult to quantify. Still, “what we’re seeing can only be summarized by the words chaos and terror,” said Colleen Kelley, chair of the HIV Medicine Association.