Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.

A multistate E. coli and salmonella outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has sickened 55 people, prompting a warning from health officials.

Employees question what "CDC Voyager" project will mean for agency's future

Deleted public comments on White House proposals, how Trump cuts are reshaping rural health care, and more Morning Rounds news

The CDC confirmed more than 1,000 new cyclosporiasis cases this summer, bringing the national total to more than 17,000.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) restored information regarding studies of the use of firearms for self-defense on its website, reversing a move made during […]

Each of us had been tested as we tried to protect our communities and the agency we loved, but we realized we could no longer remain quiet under this administration. But the political interference and scientific integrity issues we warned about were not isolated.

The new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Erica Schwartz, confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 5, 2026, is only the second CDC director to face Senate confirmation. Congress adopted the process for the agency after the COVID-19 pandemic to bring more scrutiny to one of the country’s most consequential public health jobs,

A child in Louisiana is dead after contracting a brain-eating amoeba. How many cases have there been in Louisiana? Know the risk in freshwater.

ACSI and CDC partnered to measure the federal grant recipient experience and identify opportunities to improve grant management.

Confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection known for causing explosive diarrhea, have surpassed 17,000 as federal health officials continue to investigate a series of outbreaks larger than any previously seen in the United States.