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

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Relevant news articles and editorals
Publication Date Title (linked to source) Source Reporter(s)
CDC takes down more than a dozen webpages on sexual and gender identity, health equity CNBC Annika Kim Constantino
BREAKING NEWS: Censorship returns to the CDC. At least 22 webpages are down. Inside Medicine Jeremy Faust
(video) Fmr. CDC director says you can no longer trust the CDC website: “Never thought I would see the day” MSNBC Ayman Mohyeldin
‘Chaotic and deeply frightening’: Once a global gold standard, U.S. government health guidance is falling apart Los Angeles Times Corinne Purtill
Introducing GovArchive.us & Mirroring Entire Sites with Web Archives Webrecorder (Company) Ilya Kreymer
Trump administration’s data deletions set off ‘a mad scramble,’ researcher says Los Angeles Daily News Associated Press
The Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge The New Yorker Julian Lucas
Disappearing, altered federal websites are a problem for everyone Wisconsin Watch Khushboo Rathore
Doctors Sue HHS for Removing Patient Safety Papers MedPage Today Jennifer Henderson
Pre-trump CDC website revived by volunteers Axios Angrej Singh
There's an Archive of the Pre-Trump CDC Website LifeHacker Beth Skwarecki
Archivists Recreate Pre-Trump CDC Website, Are Hosting It in Europe 404 Media Jason Koebler
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
ANALYSIS: Loss of CDC data is impacting public health Yale News Fareed Salmon
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
CDC data disappearance worries Wisconsin researchers and health officials Wisconsin Public Radio Anna Marie Yanny
Gender removal by fiat: impacts of new Trump administration edicts The Lancet Nancy Kriegera and Sofia Gruskin
Public Health Expert on Federal Data Removals: ‘Health Care Is Going to Suffer’ Verywell Health Claire Bugos
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
CDC halts publication of research papers to remove banned terms Environmental Health News EHN Curators
ACOG Will Host Contraceptive Guidance for Ob/Gyns Amid CDC Website Purge Medpage Today Rachel Robertson
Michigan health care analyst keeps CDC information online after Trump administration data purge Michigan Advance Jon King
Removal of online health resources ‘dangerous’ to public health, experts say Healio Paul A. Volberding, MD
ASM Calls for Reinstatement of CDC Public Health Resources ASM ASM Advocacy
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
A Look at Federal Health Data Taken Offline KFF Cynthia Cox, Matthew Rae, Jennifer Kates, Emma Wager, Jared Ortaliza, and Lindsey Dawson
CDC removes gender, equity references in public health material Washington Post * Sandra G. Boodman, Lena H. Sun, Ben Guarino
CDC advisers push agency to explain data removal, say when info will be restored STAT News Usha Lee McFarling
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 Purging Its Website After Trump Orders MedPage Today Joyce Frieden
CDC Data Are Disappearing The Atlantic Katherine J Wu
Download time: What journalists should know about disappearing federal health data Association of Health Care Journalists AHCJ Staff
Trump's Gag Order Halts CDC Publication Medpage Today Rachel Robertson