Before I re-enter the world of diseases, first, a couple of updates on another one, the first cabinet meeting President Donald Trump presided over yesterday: He said he wants school policy to be left to the states, so the  Department of Education will be abolished . Of course, he needs congressional approval to do this, and education secretary, Linda McMahon, was hired to do just that. Like most of Trump's dictatorial announcements, this created confusion and alarm. Democrats expressed huge concern. The Education Department distributes funding for K-12 schools serving more than 50 million students in almost 100,000 public and 32,000 private schools Project 2025 advocated this, and to end  Title 1  funding in phases.  Title 1: Was created in 1965, and reauthorized by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The act emphasizes equal access to education, aiming to shorten the   achievement gaps   between students by providing federal funding to support schools wi...