Caption: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said she believed the 'greatest good' right now can be achieved by allowing some Americans who are ...

Bill Cassidy did not want to talk about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Last month, as we shuffled through the U.S. Senate subway, a ...

Nicole Saphier, Trump's third pick for the role, is a radiologist and longtime Fox News contributor. Means's nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials and stance on ...

The distributor of the shots said it would cost tens of thousands of lives.

The acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended himself against criticism for his decision not to publish a study on the efficacy of last year’s COVID-19 vaccines. Jay ...

Experts voiced support for the nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, a deeply credentialed physician with public health ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

By Dan Levine and Yasmeen Abutaleb May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s latest effort to ...

Acting CDC Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya responds to criticism from health officials regarding the CDC’s response to the hantavirus outbreak, telling Jake Tapper: “They didn’t see what the CDC has ...

Earlier this month, the Washington Post broke the news that Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, the CDC's temporary top official, delayed and then blocked a COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness paper from appearing ...

Jesse Goodman, former director of CBER and former FDA chief scientist, calls for five critical changes to restore trust in ...

The CDC has issued its updated 2026 adult immunization schedule, adding refined RSV vaccine eligibility, annual COVID-19 boosters, and clarified pneumococcal options. The changes aim to simplify ...