The U.S. Embassy and Mexican Consulate released a message for U.S. citizens on March 2, urging visitors to "travel smart" and ...

Jay Bhattacharya, a top Trump administration health official and an outspoken critic of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will lead the CDC on an ...

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it’s had only acting directors—and the White House won’t say when that will change.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the former Louisiana surgeon general, has resigned from his position after less than ...

A military operation against a cartel leader in Puerto Vallarta has raised safety concerns for tourists traveling to Mexico. Security experts and locals state that tourist areas like Cancun, over ...

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Public health experts and former federal staffers are uneasy over National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s rising influence over U.S. health policy as he temporarily takes on ...

The principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Ralph Abraham, abruptly stepped down from his position Monday, the agency announced, citing “unforeseen family ...

As recent changes to U.S. vaccine policy face pushback on several fronts, one of the key bodies driving the nation's immunization recommendations is postponing its meeting previously planned for next ...

Dr. Ralph Abraham is leaving the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where has been serving as principal deputy director, the agency said Monday. It’s the latest in a string of leadership ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Ralph Abraham, shown in 2019, has stepped down from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. - Melinda ...

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after a week of shake-ups in the Trump administration’s ...