Rappelling from a helicopter was not part of Victoria Chu’s job description. Her work as a disease detective typically included collecting and analyzing data.

In April, President Donald Trump laid off the team at the CDC responsible for drowning prevention work. Why it matters: That team regularly publicized the latest statistics for U.S. drowning ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has granted an exemption to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to hire a new class of its disease detectives, multiple CDC officials said ...

“When the CDC issues a report like that, people pay attention.” States will continue to report drownings through the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System, but the data will no longer have ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 is causing more infections worldwide.

Nagy was confirming the policy with Matt Buzzelli, CDC’s chief of staff. CDC’s RIF rescissions impacted staff at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It was not clear ...

Novavax had expected full approval for broader use by April 1, after the FDA reviewed data from a 30,000-person clinical ...

The CDC's updated nPEP guidelines incorporate new antiretroviral therapies and emphasize administration within 72 hours of exposure. Recommendations are based on a comprehensive literature review ...

Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...

Atlanta photographer Michele Noma is offering free headshots to laid-off CDC workers to assist with job searches and networking. Each 10-minute session includes light retouching and a downloadable ...

People got sick in February and March of this year, the CDC said. They all had the same strain of salmonella — a version that has been traced to hatcheries in the past. The investigation is ...