A former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contractor has launched a ‘Talent Marketplace’ to help CDC employees affected by the government shutdown and reduction in force generate extra income.

The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel warned the scientific community must work to address concerns about how it approached COVID-19 if it wishes to regain the public’s trust.

A deadly Listeria outbreak connected to pre-made pasta meals has claimed the life of a Michigan resident and triggered urgent recalls of products sold at Trader Joe’s and Kroger.

Even at a time of unprecedented challenges to the work of public health, there is room for optimism, says former CDC Director and “disease detective” Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of the Resolve to Save Lives initiative.

An annual conference about infectious diseases is seeing a dramatic attendance decline, in part because Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts can’t participate.

Much has been written about the unprecedented impact that the second Trump administration has had on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from massive job cuts and entire programs being wiped out to leadership shake-ups and the undermining of science.