Former CDC director argues for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant measles vaccine dose
Former CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky called for stronger, nationwide guidance on infant measles vaccine doses in a new opinion paper published Friday.
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What’s behind the rise in foodborne illness outbreaks? CDC uncovers key risks and fixes
Bacterial foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. increased while viral outbreaks declined between 2014 and 2022, with environmental ...
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White House pulls Weldon’s nomination for CDC director before hearing
The White House withdrew the nomination of David Weldon, MD, to be CDC director on Thursday morning, just hours before he was ...
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ACSH Explains: Informed Consent
Warning! Sweeping changes in public health are on the rise. The latest word, according to Stat, is that the Department of ...
Murray says CDC nominee believes ‘lie’ on vaccine-autism link
Dave Weldon, President Trump’s nominee to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told a top Democratic senator that he believes there’s a link between vaccines and autism, and ...
Reductions in force: A look at which agencies are affected by DOGE-led job cuts
The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean ...
Here’s Where Trump’s Government Layoffs Are Targeted—As Education Department Cuts Nearly 50% Of Workforce
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to lay off approximately 20% of its workforce, The New York Times ...
Most still trust CDC, NIH five years after COVID pandemic declaration: Survey
Most Americans still trust information from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institute of Health (NIH) five years after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Tuesday study from ...
5 years of COVID-19 shows need for coordination as CDC, NIH, WHO face threats
While public opinions of the CDC and the WHO shifted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, recent survey results indicate that ...
Trump claimed autism rates are rising. Here are the facts
Trump has promised that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the country's health secretary, will "figure out what is going on." ...
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CDC launches ‘conflicts of interest’ page about vaccine advisory panel
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a page on Friday listing the conflicts of interest reported by members of a key vaccine advisory committee.