Health Oct 18 Former CDC director offers an insider’s ‘Formula for Better Health’ in new book By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
Health Jun 10 Watch 7:23 Former CDC director reacts to RFK Jr.’s firing of entire vaccine advisory panel The abrupt removal of all of the members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sparked outrage and worry among many public health experts. That includes the American Medical Association, which called for… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Nation Jul 22 Watch 7:15 U.S. must collect this data in order to contain pandemic, former CDC director says More than 1,000 U.S. deaths from COVID-19 were reported Tuesday. As many states struggle with outbreaks, Dr. Tom Frieden, former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, says the country desperately needs improved data collection to understand how…
Health Jun 29 Watch 7:35 How Frieden says U.S. states can slow alarming spread of coronavirus The United States is struggling to hold back the coronavirus. More than 30 states are reporting a rise in infections, and several are now reconsidering their plans to loosen restrictions and reopen economic activities. William Brangham talks to Dr. Tom…
Health Jan 18 How a government shutdown could affect your health A government shutdown of the FDA, CDC and NIH will likely have widespread and long-lasting consequences for public health. By Erin Mershon, Ike Swetlitz, STAT
Jul 07 Brenda Fitzgerald named new CDC director By Helen Branswell, STAT Georgia’s public health commissioner, Brenda Fitzgerald, will succeed Dr. Tom Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Aug 02 CDC: Mosquito eradication difficult in Miami neighborhood By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says officials are finding it challenging to eradicate mosquitoes in a part of Miami where 14 people appear to have contracted the Zika virus. Continue reading
May 26 CDC urges speed on Zika funding as House struggles to reach agreement By Andrew Taylor and Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said today. Continue reading
May 18 CDC director warns GOP bill is inadequate to fight Zika By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Wednesday that a House GOP measure to combat the Zika virus is inadequate to deal with the swelling threat to public health. Continue reading
Mar 11 Florida may use GMO mosquitos to fight Zika. Here’s what you should know By Jennifer Kay, Associated Press MIAMI — The spread of the Zika virus in Latin America is giving a boost to a British biotech firm's proposal to deploy a genetically modified mosquito to try to stop transmission of the disease. Continue reading