Politics Sep 03 WATCH: RFK Jr. testifies on Trump’s health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts to pull back recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations.
Politics Aug 29 RFK Jr.’s deputy made CDC acting director as leadership exodus leaves agency reeling Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not explained the decision to oust Susan Monarez less than a month after she was sworn in, but he warned that more turnover may be ahead.
Politics Aug 28 CDC officials escorted from headquarters as chaos engulfs agency over director’s ouster The nation’s top public health agency was left reeling Thursday as the White House worked to expel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director and replace her with a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Politics Aug 27 Susan Monarez ousted as CDC director after less than a month as other agency leaders resign Her departure coincided with the resignations of at least three top CDC officials. The list includes Dr. Debra Houry, the agency's deputy director; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, head of the agency's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Dr.
Nation Aug 25 Person in U.S. diagnosed with flesh-eating screwworm after travel to El Salvador A person in the U.S. who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm. It's the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
Nation Aug 11 In CDC attack, man fired 180 shots, breaking 150 windows It may take weeks or even months to replace windows and clean up the damage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, according to information circulated internally at the agency.
Health Aug 06 Studies reveal hidden deaths and health problems connected to Maui and LA wildfires Three new studies highlight the severe health impacts of recent wildfires on Maui and in Los Angeles.
Health Jul 30 Ousted vaccine panel members say rigorous science is being abandoned under RFK Jr. Seventeen experts ousted from a U.S. vaccine committee are expressing little faith in what the panel has become.
Nation Jul 24 The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows New federal data shows the fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman.
Health Jun 26 RFK Jr.’s vaccine committee endorses flu shots, except those with preservative thimerosal The Trump administration’s new vaccine advisers on Thursday endorsed this fall’s flu vaccinations for just about every American but threw in a twist: Only use certain shots free of an ingredient antivaccine groups have falsely tied to autism.