It's been a year since mass firings began at the CDC, the federal public health agency. Then came a shooting, and the government shutdown. Atlanta is still feeling the economic and emotional effects.

It's been a year of disruption and dismissals at the Atlanta-based CDC, where more than 3,000 public health workers are now gone. The Atlanta region continues to feel the ripple effects of the turmoil ...

Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

Waterborne pathogens, particularly Cryptosporidium, pose a growing public-health risk in Australia and globally. Cryptosporidiosis notifications have increased markedly in recent years across multiple ...

Both countries experience health challenges related to displacement. The Gaza conflict (2023–2025) in Israel led to outbreaks of scabies, hepatitis A, and multidrug-resistant infections among ...

Michael Kaplan is an award-winning reporter and producer for the CBS News investigative unit. He specializes in securing scoops and crafting long-form television investigations. His work has appeared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Former CDC officials expressed concern over the lack of a permanent director. An HHS spokesperson said acting ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has historically been the pinnacle of U.S. public health. The agency has been a leading voice for evidence-backed health guidance and a sentinel for ...

Nearly half of the databases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used to update regularly — surveillance systems that tracked public health information like Covid vaccination rates and ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children be vaccinated against 18 diseases, more than the U.S. government directs after it overhauled its schedule. The doctors group, which released its ...

An audit of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public databases found that nearly half of routinely updated federal health surveillance systems had stopped or delayed updates in ...

Among 82 CDC databases updated at least monthly as of early 2025, 46% had unexplained pauses by late October 2025. While none of the 44 databases that continued to be updated through late October ...