A CDC official, John Nkengasong, MSc, PhD, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop thei

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President Donald Trump's order withdrawing from the health agency.

Trump has frozen all travel and communications at the Department of Health and Human Services, including the CDC and the National Institutes of Health

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in 2022, Weldon will need to be confirmed by the Senate before starting in the position.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released some new flu data to the public, despite the Trump administration’s halt of nearly all scientific communication coming from federal health agencies.

The Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

A potential Ebola outbreak has been reported in the DRC, at a time when the Trump administration has paused communication with the WHO.

Kansas is currently experiencing a large tuberculosis outbreak, but federal health officials are countering the claim it’s a U.S. record.

Sudden deaths among infants in the U.S. are rising, a new study shows. Researchers have found that the mortality rate of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) has increased in recent years, even as infant deaths generally have declined.