DIRECTING A CHANGING CDC — The Senate voted to confirm Susan Monarez as the next CDC director Tuesday, marking an end to the ...

Monarez, 50, was named acting director in January and then tapped as the nominee in March after Trump abruptly withdrew his first choice, David Weldon.

Mercury, the element, is no longer used in thermometers, but it remains at the center of a decades-long debate over vaccine ...

Susan Monarez is the first CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate under a new 2023 law and will be the first person ...

Professor Margie Danchin addresses declining childhood vaccination rates and vaccine hesitancy through trust-building strategies and community education programs.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported 10 measles cases in the state so far in 2025. Last year there were 67 ...

In a post on X RFK Jr, a long-time vaccine skeptic and former vaccine injury plaintiff lawyer, said that he will work to 'fix' the vaccine injury compensation program.

The Senate voted to confirm Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's CDC nominee. She's the first CDC director not to be a ...

From vaccines to fluoride, here's what the newly confirmed CDC director Susan Monarez has said about some key health topics.

Monarez could be seen as an unorthodox choice because of her background of having a PhD instead of being a medical doctor.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), putting a longtime government scientist at the helm of an agency being upended by Health ...