After CDC cuts, former officials say "we're not prepared" for daily public health or emergencies

Over the weekend, hundreds of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees were laid off, a move that former CDC officials are criticizing as damaging public health preparedness.
The Herald-Mail

Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks reported in eight Washington County schools

Hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks have been reported in eight Washington County Public Schools since Sept. 1, 2025. What ...

Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot to be split into three despite no evidence of benefit

The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for vaccine makers to develop separate shots ...
The Daily Signal

An Rx for What Ails the Centers for Disease Control

Robert Redfield is a senior visiting fellow for biosecurity and public health policy in The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center. A virologist, he was director of the Centers for Disease Control ...
CBS News

HHS budget proposal eliminates CDC's chronic disease, global health centers in favor of new "MAHA" agency

The Department of Health and Human Services' budget request for the 2026 fiscal year consolidates the department's 28 divisions to 15 to make way for a new "institution of public health." The new ...