Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.

The Trump administration is pulling back from local and global health initiatives through cuts at the CDC and NIH and by pulling out of WHO.

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized 10,000 layoffs across federal health agencies, ...

Initial analyses of the Trump administration’s proposed NIH cuts neglect key aspects of their long-term economic and health ...

Many women with serious underlying medical conditions like heart disease need birth control that won't make their conditions ...

The flagship health journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown quiet this year, and a ...

Republican House appropriators said the proposed 2026 spending levels reflect efforts to “rightsize” many agencies outside of ...

As a result of cuts to CDC funding for local health departments, "Americans will be sicker and more will be losing their lives unnecessarily," Dr. Tom Farley, a former health commissioner of ...

The CDC funds 91% of domestic HIV prevention efforts. The proposed cut amounts to a roughly $794 million decrease.

CDC data from 2019, the most recent available, shows that more than 47 million women ages 15 to 49 relied on birth control. About 1 in 10 used long-acting methods such as intrauterine devices and ...

Former CDC officials warn that proposed fiscal 2026 budget cuts would slash funding by 54%, threatening critical health programs and local departments across the U.S.