Dr Jay Bhattacharya has continued to serve as acting director of the CDC beyond the time limit set by federal law.

The Trump administration had been expected to nominate a new director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The responsibilities of leading the agency will remain with Jay Bhattacharya, the head of the National Institutes of Health, ...

The White House did not nominate a new CDC director on Wednesday despite coming up against a federally imposed deadline to do ...

The Trump administration missed a deadline to name a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving ...

The Trump administration has hit its legal limit for leaving the position of director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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.

The Trump administration faces complicated political dynamics as it seeks someone to helm the key public health agency ...

Federal law requires Trump to name a nominee by midnight Wednesday.

White House delays CDC director nomination, extending Jay Bhattacharya's interim leadership as the agency faces key public health challenges.

The White House is indefinitely postponing its selection of a permanent Centers for Disease Control director, leaving acting ...

He’s been pulling double duty, and serving as the interim leader of CDC since last month. Administration officials had been ...