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As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability
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As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability

Rob Stein | Sep 11, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.
Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum
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Medical groups offer vaccine guidance to fill federal vacuum
Rob Stein | Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC
NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
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NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
Alejandra Borunda | Aug 31, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux
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Kids with brain injuries thrive at this camp. But federal research funding is in flux
Lydia McFarlane | Aug 25, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
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Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
Yuki Noguchi | Aug 20, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum
Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.
Pien Huang | Aug 5, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Pediatricians and health officials are sidestepping Trump's CDC on vaccine advice
Pediatricians and health officials are sidestepping Trump's CDC on vaccine advice
The Trump administration's upending of years of vaccine advice puts many pediatricians in a quandary. Some are steering patients away from the CDC to other authoritative websites, including their own.
Karen Brown | Jul 30, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell linked to Cyclospora outbreak in 5 states
Iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell linked to Cyclospora outbreak in 5 states
Federal health officials have identified a single supplier of the produce from Mexico that was served in Taco Bell restaurants in five states.
Allison Aubrey, Kristofor Husted | Jul 17, 2026, 5:04 PM UTC
CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faced questions in Senate hearing
CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faced questions in Senate hearing
Trump's nominee faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages and new layers of political review.
Pien Huang | Jul 15, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine
American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine
Two passengers from the cruise ship that had a hantavirus outbreak were blocked by the federal government from leaving the quarantine unit. One says she is being detained against her will.
Rob Stein | May 21, 2026, 8:19 PM UTC