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

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

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

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 ...

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 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 ...

Kennedy Jr.’s push to remake the U.S. vaccination schedule is on hold following a federal judge’s decision last month, but the health secretary is still using his power to affect which shots children ...

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 ...

Under the Biden administration, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention journal asserted that consistently wearing masks indoors sharply reduced the odds of COVID-19 infection – by more than 80%, ...

“I cannot recall CDC stopping an MMWR report in the publication phase after scientific clearance and editorial review," Dr Michael Iademarco, a former CDC official HealthDay News — A federal report ...

A CDC study indicating Covid-19 vaccines halve hospitalizations was blocked from publication, sparking debate over political interference in scientific processes.

The report contained information indicating that the COVID-19 vaccine cut hospital visits nearly in half for vaccinated adults in the winter of 2026 Getty The Centers for Disease Control and ...