Jay Bhattacharya

The Pentagon and the National Institutes of Health have signed an agreement to collaborate on biodefense and pandemic preparedness, drawing criticism from Democrats on Capitol Hill who warned that the plan could allow the Defense Department to go around Congress and gain access to billions of dollars meant for infectious disease research

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused “fear-mongering” politicians and journalists of hyping up “so-called measles deaths” as he defended the Trump administration in the face of a historic spike in U.S. measles cases

It is the second week in a row in which health officials under the Trump administration have become embroiled with reporters over misinformation surrounding the pandemic, which arrived in the United States in early 2020, and ongoing effects of misinformation

Researchers see medical promise, but experts warn safeguards lag behind

Some 18 Americans had been placed under quarantine at a Nebraska medical center upon returning from a Dutch cruise ship last month and seven Americans monitored symptoms at home

The study was originally scheduled to be released in March in the CDC’s flagship scientific publication, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Concerns have been raised about the spread of infectious diseases in crowded stadiums, extreme heat during matches and the challenge of maintaining food safety standards for countless visitors

Autism services are the latest Medicaid fraud target for CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz

The scientists, wearing bright blue gloves and surgical masks, checked the 150 box traps they had set out the previous night, dropping dead rats into black plastic bags that they hoisted into pickup trucks bound for a makeshift lab where they said they’d draw blood samples

Meanwhile, Associated Press journalists in Ituri’s capital, Bunia, interviewed locals who recounted their fears and constant burials

Mongwalu and Rwampara health zones hit hardest as suspected cases climb

The investigation comes as global health officials continue monitoring a rare hantavirus outbreak tied to the MV Hondius luxury cruise ship that has sickened multiple passengers and crew members and left three people dead

Its legacy is evident in the widespread adoption of remote work, the personal choice of some to wear masks and the enduring presence of hand sanitizer dispensers in public spaces

Human beings are notoriously poor at assessing risk accurately

The news triggered more fear after a Dutch hospital quarantined 12 staff members in a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict protocols

CNN News Central's Sara Sidner speaks with former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden about his biggest worries about Hantavirus now that 17 Americans are back in the United States after being evacuated from the virus-stricken cruise ship

The Britons, who were evacuated on Monday (May 11) from the ill-fated vessel at the centre of an international healthcare scandal, have been required to undertake a 42-day isolation period upon returning to the UK, beginning with a 72-hour stay at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral

Two Irish people who had been on board the MV Hondius hit by hantavirus returned home on Sunday on an Air Corps plane that landed at Baldonnel military airbase in Dublin just after 9pm

Passengers from the Hantavirus stricken cruise ship arrived this morning in Spain's Canary Islands, where they were ferried onto land by small launch boats, then checked for symptoms before being flown on evacuation flights

Upon their arrival in Spain, medical teams from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were waiting and interviewed the passengers, whose identities have not been publicly disclosed and who have not tested positive for the virus, about their exposure on the cruise

Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations

On March 27 they visited a landfill site four miles outside the city of Ushuaia

Spain tests suspected hantavirus case in Alicante

Health Officials Downplay Pandemic Risk From Cruise Hantavirus Outbreak

The vessel, carrying nearly 150 people on board, has triggered growing international concern after health authorities confirmed infections involving the Andes strain of hantavirus-a rare but potentially dangerous virus primarily found in parts of South America

It's the latest effort by the Trump administration to challenge safe and effective shots in the U.S. and make them harder to access for some patients

Erica Schwartz named as Trump’s CDC pick amid major challenges

Six in 10 Republicans surveyed favored administering fewer vaccines, compared to three in 10 Democrats

Stalled publication has sparked concerns that information conflicting with Kennedy’s views may be sidelined

A majority of Americans associate MAHA with the Republican Party, but not overwhelmingly, and most believe the Trump administration has not done enough to “Make America Healthy Again” — including a 41 percent plurality of Trump’s own 2024 voters

A year ago, Bill Bien woke up sick, with a sore throat and shortness of breath

Jay Bhattacharya is juggling his permanent role as NIH director with his temporary gig as CDC acting director while the Trump administration's hunt for a CDC director nominee drags on

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya will testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning on oversight of the research agency

The Trump administration is doing exactly that: protecting access, preserving choice and confronting public-health challenges while trusting families and their physicians to decide what is best

Jay Bhattacharya, the recently appointed acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Monday urged families to consider vaccinating against measles as outbreaks across the country continue

The movie would star an unlikely hero: a “no-nonsense” public health professor based on National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, who rose to prominence during the Covid pandemic with his anti-lockdown manifesto and relentless tweets opposing social distancing

Abraham had been in the high-level position — second in command — for just three months

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director

The Trump administration last February cut thousands of workers at federal science agencies, squeezed the flow of grant money to universities and tried to slash funding for the overhead costs of research

But Cassidy’s tensions with Kennedy over the last year have further imperiled his prospects to a degree that his massive war chest and the power of incumbency may not be able to surmount

The prohibition halts support for projects both inside and outside the N.I.H. President Biden had restored funding after an earlier ban by President Trump during his first term