The Trump administration is running out of time to select a nominee to run the CDC if it wants NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who’s also serving as the CDC’s acting director, to stay in dual roles.

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A lawyer for the Trump administration told a judge on Wednesday that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has such broad authority over vaccine policy that he could even ​scrap ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies ...

A group of exclusive sunny islands are on alert as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an urgent warning of a virus outbreak. The Seychelles, a group of islands in the ...

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration.

The second in command at the Department of Health and Human Services is leaving his post as part of a shake-up in personnel ahead of the midterm elections. O’Neill has served as the lieutenant to HHS ...

(NEXSTAR) – As one variant of the flu virus starts to decline, another is rising to take its place. Influenza A is still the most common type of flu circulating, but influenza B has risen for two ...

A U.S. vaccine advisory committee meeting scheduled for later this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will not be held, with no new dates announced, according to a spokesman for ...

A health advisory has been issued for a group of islands famous for their white-sand beaches, crystal-clear turquoise waters and granite rock formations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The Centers for Disease Control is warning travelers about traveling to a popular tourist destination due to a recent disease outbreak. The group issued a level 2 health advisory warning people ...