Kennedy last week announced he would "retire" the entire panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy. He also quietly removed Dr. Melinda Wharton — the veteran Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official who coordinated the committee's meetings.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the latest agency in the Health and Human Services Department to rehire employees who were part of department-wide layoffs. HHS confirmed to the Washington Examiner that 450 employees are slated to return.

The staff of two world-class CDC laboratories that were slated to be closed by the Trump administration have been informed that their terminations have been canceled.

A multistate salmonella outbreak has been linked to Emek-brand pistachio cream, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “CDC and public health officials in two states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to pistachio cream,

The proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services slashes CDC and NIH funding in favor of the new Administration for a Healthy America.

Four people have been sickened in two states by salmonella poisoning linked to pistachio cream, a nut butter spread.

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Oregon is third worst in the nation for deaths from hepatitis C. While there is no vaccine available, it is treatable with proper medication. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver most commonly caused by a virus.

The government hired back more than 450 CDC employees that were fired as part of the widespread restructuring that took place in April.