Tag: CDC
Former CDC official laid off and rehired 3 times by Trump admin speaks out about whiplash
As the government shutdown enters its third week, President Trump promises he will slash more funding and carry…
Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings
NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness…
Trump administration’s CDC staff cuts are ‘playing with fire’
Dr. Vin Gupta, MSNBC medical contributor and pulmonologist, joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss the far-reaching impacts of…
More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated
Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated,…
Trump’s CDC cuts could threaten chronic illness and national security, experts warn
Donald Trump’s budget would cut funding for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by 53%,…
Ex-CDC director tells senators that RFK Jr. required political sign-off on decisions, called for firings without cause
Dr. Susan Monarez, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a Senate…
Oregon, other West Coast states form health alliance in response to CDC changes
Oregon will partner with California, Washington and Hawaii in a new West Coast Health Alliance to coordinate vaccine…
Sen. Roger Marshall on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Sept. 7, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Roger Marshall, Republican of Kansas, that aired on…
White House fires US health agency head after she refused to quit
The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after…
Exclusive-First human screwworm case in US traced to person in Maryland who traveled from Guatemala, sources say
By Cassandra Garrison and Tom PolansekBUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO (Reuters) -A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified…
Officials call out RFK Jr. for history of vilifying CDC after shooting
After Friday's deadly shooting outside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, some public health officials called out Health Secretary…
suspected gunman and police officer dead after shooting near CDC and Emory University
A suspected gunman and a police officer are dead after law enforcement responded to reports of an active…