The Latest Breaking News from CDC

Review: A Doctor Changes His Mind About Opioid Prescriptions

In Greed to Do Good, a former CDC physician calls the agency's war on opioids a disaster.

Reason · Jun 20, 2025

Cervical cancer rates soaring in deprived areas after low vaccine uptake

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has revealed that low vaccine uptake among children is leaving many women vulnerable to cervical cancer.

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025

Vaccine Expert Warns 'Americans Are Going to Die' as RFK Jr. Seeks to Replace Advisers He Fired

A senior vaccine expert at the CDC has resigned in protest, warning that RFK Jr.'s sweeping changes to vaccine policy and leadership endanger public health.

Latin Times · Jun 18, 2025

Older adults in the US are increasingly dying from unintentional falls

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Federal employees say many government agencies at a standstill thanks to DOGE cuts: ‘We are set up for failure’

‘Without science, the agency can’t function. And that’s what we’re seeing right now,’ one source told Politico

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

Does California have lower homicide rates than some southern US states?

Governor Newsom argued with Republican politicians over crime rates, saying California’s is lower than other states.

Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2025

CDC virus expert quits after RFK Jr. purges vaccine advisers

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The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025

CDC official in charge of Covid data resigns ahead of vaccine meeting

Fiona Havers says she does not have confidence data will be use to make ‘evidence-based vaccine policy decisions’

The Guardian - US · Jun 17, 2025

Covid-19 and RSV head data scientist dramatically quits saying she doesn’t trust RFK Jr department to use it ‘objectively’

Fiona Havers had worked for the Centers of Disease Control for 13 years before she resigned Monday

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

Dismissed members of CDC vaccine committee call Kennedy's actions 'destabilizing'

The 17 experts recently dismissed from a government vaccine advisory panel say Health Secretary Robert F

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025