Dr. Dave Weldon, President Donald Trump’s nominee for CDC director, will face Senate questioning today as the agency deals with internal changes and public health challenges.

Key Takeaways Ongoing layoffs of federal workers would hurt the economies of Washington, D.C., and its outlying suburbs the ...

The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced it ...

“Infected people are contagious from 4 days before the rash starts through 4 days afterward. The incubation period for measles, from exposure to fever, is usually about 7-10 days, and from exposure to ...

The Trump administration withdrew the nomination of David Weldon for CDC director. Weldon has faced pushback for his stance ...

Members of a House committee on Wednesday weighed a bill that would declare the World Health Organization, the United Nations ...

Community health centers have to take patients regardless of ability to pay. More patients are coming in and many don’t have ...

Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine ...

Measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico are now up to more than 250 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus ...

"If you are in that situation where your vaccination status is unknown, you've lost your records or you don't remember or your parents can't remember, it is safe to proceed with what we call a booster ...

Officials in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, reported on March 6 that two cats had tested positive for bird flu. Owners ...