Nancy Cox, who for decades was a global leader in influenza research, has died. Cox headed the influenza team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 22 years, […]
Read MoreCDC briefly pauses more than $5 billion in public health grants
WASHINGTON — Federal officials have ended a brief pause of more than 100 grants totaling over $5 billion awarded to states to bolster their public health infrastructure. States and organizations […]
Read MoreThe CDC childhood vaccine schedule is bananas right now – here’s what families need to know
Parents, caregivers and anyone keeping an eye on kids’ health headlines will have seen recent rumblings about the CDC being sued over its childhood vaccine schedule. With all sorts of […]
Read MoreCDC team behind top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
Protecting the nation’s public health demands data, whether it be new measles cases, a surge in ER visits, or shifting patterns in obesity. The most recent job cuts at the […]
Read MoreCDC battered by government shutdown firings
WASHINGTON — The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, […]
Read MoreStaff of CDC publication MMWR axed amid shutdown firings
WASHINGTON — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff behind the agency’s flagship publication have suffered deep cuts as part of the firings the Health and Human Services Department has blamed on the government […]
Read MoreSusan Monarez Senate hearing reveals a CDC in crisis
The nation’s top health agency is not well, according to a portrait that emerged in testimony Wednesday by two of its former leaders. Susan Monarez, abruptly fired 29 days into […]
Read MoreGun violence making headlines while CDC prevention programs cut
Two violent acts on Wednesday — the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and the shooting of two high school students in Colorado — crystallize the threat gun violence poses […]
Read MoreHouse bill on HHS budget: NIH funding maintained, deep CDC cuts
WASHINGTON — House appropriators will mark up legislation on Tuesday that is a mixed bag for researchers. While the Republican bill rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the National Institutes […]
Read MoreIf Trump won’t fire RFK Jr., he must at least reinstate the CDC director
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 […]
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