NBC New York

CDC crisis triggered by upcoming vaccine meeting, leading to director's firing

An escalating conflict over an influential vaccine committee was one of the final straws that led to the firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez and the exodus of ...
NBC 7 San Diego

7 states prepare to receive Americans possibly exposed to hantavirus

The U.S. has entered emergency response mode as a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak sails toward Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, where it will evacuate nearly 150 passengers on ...
MedPage Today on MSN

CDC employee stole $190K; Camp Mystic nurse accused; dead man's Medicaid benefits

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts ...

NBC 10 News Today: New CDC numbers show a decline in overdose deaths for three straight years

WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) – According to a recent report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a steady decline in overdose-related deaths over the past three consecutive ...
NBC 7 San Diego

Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?' as hantavirus outbreak unfolds

No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

CDC May Get New Leader as Officials Consider Erica Schwartz

If chosen, Schwartz would take over at a time of ongoing tension. HealthDay News — Federal health officials are considering Dr Erica Schwartz to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and ...