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Low morale, staff turnover and budget issues have sapped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The administration ...

There is no end in sight for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s leadership limbo, with the Trump administration ...

In the first 15 months of the second Trump administration, the agency has had a Senate-confirmed director for a mere four weeks — Susan Monarez, who was fired last August in a clash over vaccination ...

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, met with CDC staff March 25 to address mounting concerns over agency instability and staffing, KFF ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis about the absence of a CDC director and the government's ability to respond to public health threats.

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 ...

A series of controversial policy changes directed by the HHS secretary have left experts fearful of the future implications ...

The Trump administration faces complicated political dynamics as it seeks someone to helm the key public health agency suffering a prolonged leadership vacuum.

The CDC remains without a permanent leader after the White House missed its deadline for nominating another candidate.

Today, Acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya said something that no other prominent health leader in the Trump administration ...

CDC pauses rabies pox testing due to staffing shortages, reducing national lab capacity and impacting outbreak response capabilities.