The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has laid off thousands of workers since January. Current and former CDC staff members are grappling with uncertainty about both their futures and public ...

A group of more than a dozen Democratic senators is asking the Trump administration to rehire a team of scientists at the ...

A federal committee that helped set national rules for infection control in hospitals has been shut down, raising concerns ...

The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling. Some experts think one reason may be a vaccination campaign against RSV.

A study of more than one million people found the shingles vaccine may lower the risk of heart disease and stroke for up to ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is on the rise again in the United States, and the number of cases in 2025 are nearly double ...

Casey Means, President Trump's new pick for U.S. surgeon general faces questions about her medical qualifications. And ...

Epidemic Intelligence Service officers help investigate outbreaks and other health emergencies. Meanwhile, Washington state’s attorney general alleges the Trump administration has violated a ...

In October 2024, the CDC released a study about outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease aboard cruise ships, contracting ...