Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum

Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees amid layoffs, resignations and ...

New CDC director is confirmed, giving agency its first permanent leader in a year

The Senate voted in favor of Dr. Erica Schwartz, who was deputy surgeon general during President Donald Trump’s first term.
Medscape

As Arboviruses Surge, the CDC Warns of Severe Disease With Anti-CD20 Drugs

Patients taking immune-suppressing therapies are at higher risk for neuroinvasive illness from ticks and mosquitoes.

One year after shooting, CDC workers say they still feel like targets

A year after a shooting at the CDC, a half-dozen current and former staff who were on campus during the shooting or who dealt ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Childhood vaccination rates continue to decline: CDC

Childhood vaccination rates continue decline as CDC reports lower coverage and record exemptions among U.S. kindergartners in 2025-26.
Time

The CDC's New Messaging May Be Damaging Trust in Vaccines, Study Says

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CDC’s New Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome Code Drives Reported Case Surge

A new diagnostic code, not an outbreak, drove a nearly fourfold spike in ER visits for cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, the CDC says.
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CDC Map Shows States Where Men Have Nearly 8 Years Less Life Expectancy

The state-by-state data reveals a striking divide in how long American men are expected to live, and the lowest-ranked states ...

CDC issues warning for deadly fentanyl mixture circulating in the US

CDC officials are saying fentanyl is being laced with medetomidine, which is commonly used as a sedative for pets.