Prescription drug ads were once banned on broadcasts. But companies argued that infringed on free speech, and the drugs could ...

Even at a time of unprecedented challenges to the work of public health, there is room for optimism, says former CDC Director ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump, left, and Mehmet Oz, ...

After the latest round of mass firings at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over the weekend, the union that represents agency employees estimates that around 3,000 people this ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of federal employees working on mental health services, disease outbreaks and disaster preparedness were among those hit by the Trump administration’s mass firings over the ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with disease detectives, outbreak forecasters, policy and data offices among those impacted, ...

The Trump administration on Friday laid off dozens of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as the government shutdown persists in Washington. The firings at one of the ...

Public trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is declining and has fallen to its lowest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a poll released Thursday by ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Saturday reversed some layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after hundreds of scientists received “incorrect notifications” that they were ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Chelsea Cirruzzo is a Washington correspondent ...