The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is undergoing a dramatic leadership transition that has sent shockwaves through the public health community. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has appointed Jim…
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Open Letter Demands Action
Several hundred current and former Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees have united in an unprecedented show of dissent, signing an open letter that directly challenges Secretary Robert F….
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), rural Americans have a higher risk of premature death from heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease,…
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Breaking Campaign Promises on Vaccine Policy
The secretary announced the sweeping removal Monday afternoon, describing the decision to completely restructure the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as “prioritizing the…
The Trump Administration on Monday named a new nominee to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, following the withdrawal of its previous candidate, Dr. David Weldon.Susan Coller Monarez currently serves as…
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On Monday, President Donald Trump selected Susan Monarez — the current acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — to lead the agency going forward.
Below are six things to know about…
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The Department of Health and Human Services officials at a National Institutes of Health department meeting Friday said that they expected most of HHS’s approximately 5,200 probationary employees to be notified that their positions…
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Jernigan was deputy director for public health science and surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the time, and he discussed lessons from the CDC’s 2019 data modernization initiative, including ongoing cloud…
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Just in time for the winter respiratory virus season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released new respiratory illness resources. New Community Snapshot content shows viral activity in different ways, including…
New federal requirements on wireless carriers could help address the nation’s mental health crisis and improve local suicide prevention response and patient care, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in an…
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