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The scope of the scrubbing is broader that datasets. On /r/medicine they're reporting that some treatments guidelines for physicians (100 page+ PDF's) are disap

The scope of the scrubbing is broader that datasets. On /r/medicine they're reporting that some treatments guidelines for physicians (100 page+ PDF's) are disappearing, if they're adjacent to the topic of sex: https://old.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/1iepzln/cdc_has_removed_the_pages_with_sti_treatment_and/ https://old.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/1iepzln/cdc_has_r... ("CDC has removed the pages with STI treatment and contraceptive guidelines (self.medicine)")

NelsonMinar 2y ago
The CDC page on PrEP, a life-saving medicine to protect against HIV, has been removed. This will result in people dying. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/prep.html https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/prep.html
- beefnugs 2y ago
  Isn't this a worthwhile kick in the pants? No one who actually relies upon real raw data is just downloading a live snapshot from official government hosting on demand are they? Proper data handling procedures is streaming updates, doing your own backups and archiving and sharing where possible and important. Not trusting the everlasting benevolence of whiplash politically controlled resources?
  - llamaimperative 2y ago
    > whiplash politically controlled resources When was the last "whiplash" that did something this catastrophic? Put blame where blame lies.
  - NelsonMinar 2y ago
    what are you on about? The page that was destroyed was consumer health information about a life-saving preventative medication.
    - desumeku 2y ago
      And this was the only website on the internet with information about it? People are going to die because this one website was taken down and there is no other place to possibly read about it?
      - johnnyanmac 2y ago
        It was one of the most complete databases, yes. >People are going to die because this one website was taken down and there is no other place to possibly read about it? Potentially yes. Doctors and scientists research these stats, find anamolies or patterns, and use that for research into better treatments or tobevem predict future outbreaks if the strain evolves. We shouldn't be shocked that experts in a field can do a lot with a more complete dataset.
NelsonMinar 2y ago
Today in the New York Times: C.D.C. scientists ordered to withdraw studies that use terms such as ‘L.G.B.T.’ or ‘pregnant people.’ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news?smid=url-share#trump-gender-research https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-new...

NelsonMinar 2y ago

The CDC page on PrEP, a life-saving medicine to protect against HIV, has been removed. This will result in people dying. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/prep.html https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/prevention/prep.html

beefnugs 2y ago
Isn't this a worthwhile kick in the pants? No one who actually relies upon real raw data is just downloading a live snapshot from official government hosting on demand are they? Proper data handling procedures is streaming updates, doing your own backups and archiving and sharing where possible and important. Not trusting the everlasting benevolence of whiplash politically controlled resources?
- llamaimperative 2y ago
  > whiplash politically controlled resources When was the last "whiplash" that did something this catastrophic? Put blame where blame lies.
- NelsonMinar 2y ago
  what are you on about? The page that was destroyed was consumer health information about a life-saving preventative medication.
  - desumeku 2y ago
    And this was the only website on the internet with information about it? People are going to die because this one website was taken down and there is no other place to possibly read about it?
    - johnnyanmac 2y ago
      It was one of the most complete databases, yes. >People are going to die because this one website was taken down and there is no other place to possibly read about it? Potentially yes. Doctors and scientists research these stats, find anamolies or patterns, and use that for research into better treatments or tobevem predict future outbreaks if the strain evolves. We shouldn't be shocked that experts in a field can do a lot with a more complete dataset.

NelsonMinar 2y ago

Today in the New York Times: C.D.C. scientists ordered to withdraw studies that use terms such as ‘L.G.B.T.’ or ‘pregnant people.’ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-news?smid=url-share#trump-gender-research https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/01/us/trump-tariffs-new...