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Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as new CDC director by US Senate
Schwartz is a board-certified preventive medicine physician who served as the US Coast Guard's chief medical officer from 2015 to 2019 and holds both medical and law degrees.
CDC expands largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states - report
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment at Rand Paul-led US Senate COVID hearing
US FDA says it is investigating another cyclosporiasis outbreak
Flesh-eating parasite found in US patient for first time in decades
CDC confirms the first human screwworm infection in decades after a Maryland case. Officials say the risk to the US public is very low.
Multiple cases of new COVID-19 variant found by CDC's airport screening program -CBS
"Considering the available evidence, the additional public health risk posed by NB.1.8.1 is evaluated as low at the global level," the World Health Organization reported.
US health chief Kennedy targets 'environmental toxins' as cause of autism
Robert F. Kennedy contradicted both developing and established science on autism in his first press conference since becoming Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Trump administration begins mass layoffs at health agencies, sources say
The Trump administration launches a 10,000-job cut plan with FDA and CDC layoffs.
US CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
It is unclear whether US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has long promoted anti-vaccine views, is involved in the planned CDC study or how it would be carried out.
WHO warns: Measles outbreak spreading alarmingly
In 2023, 10.3 million measles cases were reported globally, marking a 20% increase from the previous year. The WHO attributes this rise to insufficient vaccination coverage, leading to outbreaks.
New travel warning issued following Marburg outbreak
Although it is a relatively rare disease, the fact that it is highly deadly is concerning to health organizations worldwide.
Peter Buxtun, whistleblower who compared Tuskegee syphilis study to Nazi atrocities, dies at 86
Buxtun died from Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin, California, on May 18, although his passing was only reported this week. He was 86.
Fungus vs fungus: New yeast may prevent life-threatening fungal infections
The battle of fungus vs. fungus: Newly identified yeast might prevent life-threatening fungal infections.
Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variant
Moderna said it had shared the new finding on its vaccine with regulators and submitted it for peer review publication.
