The new composition of the committee reflects what can happen when ideology and cronyism replace competence, expertise, and ...

On April 1, the staff of the CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was terminated as part of the agency's reduction in force, according to NPR. The staff included epidemiologists ...

Kennedy Jr. during his testimony to the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee: “Who is the acting CDC director?” Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services ...

When they stop, calls go back down. The CDC estimates that in the first five years of the campaign alone, an estimated 1 million Americans quit smoking, preventing 129,100 premature deaths.

The steep cuts to the program's inspectors baffled CDC officials since the small team's staff is not paid for by taxpayer dollars. Fees from cruise ships companies pay for the program, which is ...

Several parts of CDC — mostly those devoted to health threats that aren't infectious — are being spun off into the soon-to-be-created Administration for a Healthy America, the agency official ...

NBC News, citing two sources familiar with the plan, reports that the CDC is expected to hand over multiple sets of vaccine safety data to a “senior data analyst” at HHS named David Geier.

Mass Exodus at CDC: Five high-level officials resigned Tuesday, adding to three other recent departures at the agency. Leadership Shake-Up: The resignations follow the nomination of Susan Monarez ...

A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency's headquarters in Atlanta, on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)(AP/MIguel Martinez ...

"The American people expect high quality research and transparency." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause autism, despite numerous existing ...

The cuts affect nearly 1,300 probationary employees, roughly 10% of the CDC’s workforce. The decision was communicated verbally to CDC leadership by the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

The situation is far from normal at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, current and former CDC officials tell NPR, even as a clampdown on external communications is starting to ease.