A group of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its vaccine recommendations has suspended an anticipated push to stop recommending mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines ...

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.

Some members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel have publicly questioned the safety and manufacturing of the shots, including raising a debunked theory that DNA contaminants in the vaccines are ...

California is sounding big alarms as measles, one of the most contagious diseases known to medicine, races through pockets of unvaccinated communities.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration.

Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer and close ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been tapped for the role ...

As U.S. hospitals face an increasing risk of encountering measles, and pressure to immediately spot it, health care workers face an unusual barrier: Many don’t know what it looks like.

Running a major federal health agency is a significant, high-stakes leadership role, particularly during an outbreak or other public health threat. Placing one person in charge of running two agencies ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the former Louisiana surgeon general, has resigned from his position after less than ...

The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ralph Abraham, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday, the agency announced, citing “unforeseen family ...

(CNN) — Dr. Ralph Abraham is stepping down as principal deputy director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the agency said Monday. The agency said Abraham, who was sworn in on ...