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 ...

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 ...

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Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.

The hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and put 12 countries on alert is less contagious than COVID and likely won’t turn into a major pandemic, a leading hantavirus researcher told The ...

"I can not allow [the boat] to enter the Canaries," says Fernando Clavijo - he is seeking an urgent meeting with the Spanish government in Madrid.

When it comes to public health, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is, a Covid-19 vaccine was made available to Americans last year, and according to research from the Centers for ...

The agency’s scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release. By Christina Jewett Reporting from Washington Officials at the Food ...

With a busy travel season approaching, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that additional measles cases in the U.S. can be expected over the next few months. The agency sent the ...

A landmark federal court decision has opened the doors to COVID-era tax refunds for millions of U.S. taxpayers. In Kwong v. United States, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims determined that the COVID-19 ...