Here is a collection of news articles and thought pieces about the recent changes to the CDC website and scientific communication in general. These pieces provide insights into the motivations behind the updates, the specific changes implemented, and the broader implications for public health communication and transparency:

*: Sources reported by Data Rescue Project

Relevant news articles and editorals
Publication Date Title (linked to source) Source Reporter(s)
Statement on Removal of Vaccine Promotion and ACIP Meeting Postponement Infectious Diseases Society of America Tina Tan
PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity PLOSOne PLOSOne
Reaffirming the JAMA Network Commitment to the Health of Patients and the Public JAMA Network Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo et al
As Missing and Altered CDC Webpages Threaten Patient Care, Efforts Grow to Fill Information Gaps JAMA Network Rita Rubin
Some CDC health data and webpages still offline after judge's order MSN Alexander Tin
Federal health agencies restore webpages and datasets following judge’s order AP News Mike Stobbe and Kasturi Pananjady
Judge orders restoration of federal health websites NPR Will Stone
Where to Find Accurate Medical Info Recently Removed From the CDC's Site MSN Beth Skwarecki
American chaos: standing up for health and medicine The Lancet The Lancet
Gender removal by fiat: impacts of new Trump administration edicts The Lancet Nancy Kriegera and Sofia Gruskin
Searches for ‘abortion’ on CDC website prompt suggestion to look up ‘adoption’ The Hill Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech
‘Voice of the CDC’ resumes publication, but experts worry about what they’re not hearing AP News Mike Stobbe
Some federal health websites restored, others still down, after data purge NPR Will Stone
Removal of pages from CDC website brings confusion, dismay CIDRAP Chris Dall
CDC Site Restores Some Purged Files NYTimes * Apoorva Mandavilli and Roni Caryn Rabin
CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material Washington Post * Sandra G. Boodman, Lena H. Sun, Ben Guarino
CDC purges STD and vaccine recommendations after Trump gender order CBS News Alexander Tin
CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies NBC News Berkeley Lovelace Jr. and Benjamin Ryan
CDC Data Are Disappearing The Atlantic Katherine J Wu
CDC Purging Its Website After Trump Orders MedPage Today Joyce Frieden