The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had ...

Bhattacharya will continue in his current duties as NIH director until a permanent CDC director is nominated and confirmed, ...

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, has been picked to also serve as acting director of the CDC, a White House official confirmed to Healio. Bhattacharya will oversee both agencies until a ...

NIH Indian American Director Jay Bhattacharya has been named acting head of the CDC, replacing Jim O’Neill in a leadership ...

The White House abruptly withdrew Dr. Dave Weldon's nomination to lead the CDC, canceling his confirmation hearing.

The White House says its decision to rescind more than $100 million in public health funding from Illinois is rooted in ...