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How Climate Changes Are Impacting Infectious Diseases
The combination of climate change and pathogen expansion could be fueling a surge in infectious diseases. GEN consulted ...
RFK Jr., CDC panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B vaccine. Here's why it's safe
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the ...
Measles cases surge to record high since disease was declared eliminated in the US
There have been at least 1,277 confirmed cases of measles reported in the U.S. in 2025, according to data from a Johns ...
Infectious disease expert explains why she resigned from the CDC
Former CDC infectious disease expert Dr. Fiona Havers tells CNN’s Jake Tapper why she resigned her post as a senior vaccine adviser, citing concerns about changes to the agency’s vaccine processes ...
HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new "MAHA" agency
The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new Administration for a Healthy America.
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CDC vaccine advisers recommend Merck’s RSV therapy for babies
A CDC advisory panel on Thursday voted 5-2 to recommend the use of a new preventative RSV therapy in babies, Merck’s ...
RFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots
At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
Why Kennedy’s overhaul of a key CDC committee could lead to ‘vaccine chaos’ in the US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will gather this ...
Kennedy remake of CDC vaccine panel has US insurers reassessing sources of expertise
Health insurers are considering new expert sources to help determine which vaccines to pay for as anti-vaccine activist and ...
CDC director nominee Susan Monarez grilled on vaccines, public health in confirmation hearing
President Trump's pick for the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Susan Monarez, is set to face ...
CDC official overseeing COVID hospitalization data resigns after RFK Jr.'s vaccine orders
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who led the agency's network to study hospitalization trends from infectious diseases like COVID-19 has resigned in protest following Health and ...