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The Senate HELP Committee voted on Wednesday to advance Susan Monarez's nomination as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday tallied the highest number of US measles cases since the disease was declared eliminated a quarter-century ago, just as a key Senate committee split the vote to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the public health agency.
The agency says the decision comes after a steady drop in cases and no new human infections reported since February. The emergency declaration, first issued on April 4, 2024, helped the CDC ramp up staffing and support for affected areas.
House Democrats on the Oversight Committee are calling for an urgent briefing with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), demanding answers over recent moves that have taken place among the agency's vaccine advisory panel,
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Cases are rising in the U.S., but the CDC says most people who bring measles into the U.S. are unvaccinated residents who traveled internationally.
A Senate committee will vote this week on whether to advance the nomination of Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
U.S. physicians are losing trust in the FDA and CDC, presenting a new challenge — and opportunity — for device developers and manufacturers.
This summer's May and June spikes in tick bites are the largest for at least five years in the Northeast, according to data from the CDC
A former official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that funding cuts outlined in the proposed fiscal year 2026 federal budget could endanger the health of Black communities. And especially in Georgia,