Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.

"We do believe that there's quite a large amount of cases that are not reported and underreported," said Dr. David Sugerman, ...

The agency has been devastated by brutal cuts to CDC staff and funding ... $50,000 for public health response work—and that adds up quite quickly." The costs go to various responses, including ...