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This Is the Grossest Part of a Cruise Ship, According to the CDC

Private hot tubs in cruise ship staterooms were found to be the source of disease outbreak by the CDC. Hot…

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Former CDC staff warn of “a five alarm fire” : Shots

Michael Beach, former deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at CDC, attends a weekly protest…

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Trump nixes CDC infectious disease advisory committee: Report

The Trump administration nixed the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), ending three decades of medical advice used by…

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Norovirus Outbreaks Surge on Cruise Ships—Here’s How the CDC Says Passengers Should Protect Themselves

Thus far in 2025, the CDC has issued notifications on 16 separate cruise outbreaks, outpacing the yearly totals from 2024…

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Rep. Gerry Connolly pushes for answers on layoffs of FOIA staff at CDC : Shots

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-VA is pushing for CDC's FOIA team to be restored, after the jobs were eliminated in…

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RFK Jr. and the CDC Disagree on a Major Autism Study

On its face, the April 17 report issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was nothing…

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In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, CDC shutters the one lab that could help : NPR

The CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis was shuttered amid federal layoffs in April. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption…

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CDC Cuts Impacted Cruise Ship Health Inspectors—Here’s What It Means for Travelers

The entire full-time workforce of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program (VSP) has been laid…

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CDC team cut by DOGE was poised to start a project to help N.C. flood victims : Shots

Six months after Hurricane Helene, the landscape of western North Carolina is still scarred. A team of CDC workers was…

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Chaotic HHS layoffs leave employees at CDC, FDA and NIH reeling : Shots

A worker wheels out the belongings of a fellow employee who was dismissed, outside of the Mary E. Switzer Federal…

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