Data on sexual health, HIV care, LGBTQ+ health, and adolescent health resources were removed from government websites on Friday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Healthcare providers are expressing alarm over the removal of what they describe as critical medical information from U.S. government health websites, following recent Trump administration executive orders.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal health websites underwent significant modifications Friday, eliminating data on sexual health, HIV care, LGBTQ+ health, and adolescent health resources.
“This is an institution we have trusted for decades,” said Dr. Amelia Sutton, an OBGYN. “There is so much on the website that is gone, we are devastated.”
Healthcare providers rely on these federal resources when making decisions about patient care, Sutton explained. The sudden removal of this information has created uncertainty within the medical community.
“It can really hamper patient care,” she said.
While some information, such as contraception resources, has been restored, physicians note the content appears markedly different from before. This has raised concerns about transparency among healthcare professionals.
“The physician community is very skeptical of the information because it has completely changed,” Sutton said. “Now we have all lost trust in the institution completely.”
The changes come as part of broader modifications to federal health websites to comply with recent executive orders. The CDC has not provided details about the scope or duration of these changes.