Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to ...
Trump administration expected to go outside CDC for acting director
President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in ...
Trump mutes CDC, other public health communications temporarily
The Trump administration told federal public health agencies like the CDC that they are not to communicate health messages for now. The hold includes memos, reports, online posts, website updates and ...
On This Day: CDC confirms first U.S. case of COVID-19
On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the United States' first known case of novel ...
Bird flu has been spreading worldwide. What's the threat? Here's what the CDC recommends.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to ...
Overdose deaths down more than 20% in N.Y. state, CDC data reveals. Here's why experts say it's happening.
Centers for Disease Control data shows 1,600 fewer people died of overdoses in New York from August of 2023 to August of 2024 ...
Respiratory virus activity remains 'high' in US and will 'continue for several more weeks': CDC
Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States and such activity "is expected to continue for several ...
CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
‘Public should be irritated:’ President Trump order pauses all public communication from CDC
The order also applies to other health and science agencies, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.
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CDC releases top nationwide leading causes of death in 2023, with a large drop in COVID deaths
In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, ...
CDC Theatre to present “Angels in America”
The CDC Theatre in Cranford will present “Angels in America: Part One - Millennium Approaches” on select dates beginning Feb.
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...