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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its global travel alert for polio, warning Americans against the spread of the disease.
CDC wastewater also shows the XFG variant — nicknamed stratus — is most common in the U.S. Stratus can cause a “razor blade” ...
Public health officials have now identified more than 100 patients in an outbreak of E. coli infections related to the Saskatoon Farm restaurant and ...
The CDC director must sign off on ACIP recommendations for them to become official agency policy, but Kennedy has taken on the role himself without a director in place.
Susan Monarez, a Washington public health official, became President Donald Trump's CDC director, but her vision may be at odds with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's.
The CDC has not had a leader since March, when Monarez stepped down as acting director because she was nominated to be director. She is the first nominee for CDC director to require Senate ...
Monarez, a microbiologist and infectious disease expert who has served across several federal health agencies over the years, was the CDC’s deputy director from January to March.
From vaccines to fluoride, here's what the newly confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez has said about some key health topics.
As the U.S. approaches the midpoint of summer, the CDC is reporting cases of the virus are growing or likely growing in dozens of states.
COVID-19 cases are growing in Texas as a summer surge sweeps across the U.S. A new variant includes "razor blade throat" and other symptoms.