The appointment of a fervent vaccine opponent — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — as secretary of the Department of Health and Human ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has long been the world’s most prestigious public health agency. The CDC led the global efforts to eliminate smallpox, combat HIV/AIDS, shift public ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Monday he is hiring two former top officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who were pushed out by Health and Human Services ...

Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a new California-led public health initiative, tapping what he called a "dream team" of former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials who publicly ...

Sarah Owermohle reported on the administration’s health care initiatives, federal health policy, and its intersection with politics and the courts. She joined STAT in 2022 after covering health policy ...

On a sunny weekday in Atlanta, a small crowd of people gathered for a rally outside of a labor union headquarters building. The event, put together by Atlanta-area Democratic U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. The CDC has awarded more than $176 million to 48 public ...

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is planning to reorganize the agency amid rising criticism of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, rising monkeypox ...

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CDC Public Health Associate Bri McNulty, who talked to NPR about being summarily fired last week, got an email that she had her job back. In the meantime, McNulty got a job offer at Penn State. Last ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Trump administration terminated roughly 1,300 positions at the CDC. Although EIS officers were reportedly ...

Health officials are urging caution for holiday gatherings as a 'tripledemic' of Flu, COVID-19, and RSV is causing a sharp rise in hospitalizations nationwide.