Feb 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee is set to meet on March 18 to 19, an update on the agency's website showed on Tuesday, after its ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s independent vaccine advisory committee is not going to meet next week as planned, according to a spokesperson for the US Department of Health and ...

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who directs the National Institute of Health, is taking over as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he confirmed to NBC News. Bhattacharya replaces ...

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Reporting from ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A directive from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Thursday ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rescind over $600 million in funding from four ...

Hypertension can lead to heart attack and stroke, and is also linked to dementia. By Nina Agrawal In the United States, nearly half of adults have high blood pressure. Known as a “silent killer,” ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has historically been the pinnacle of U.S. public health. The agency has been a leading voice for evidence-backed health guidance and a sentinel for ...

People in the United States are living longer than ever before, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A report released Thursday by the CDC’s National Center ...

Nearly half of the databases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and ...

An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely updated federal health surveillance systems had stopped or delayed updates in ...

Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist recently appointed as chair of a highly influential federal vaccine committee, questioned the need for immunizing against illnesses like polio in a podcast ...