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Washington measles cases rise to 39, with 7 in Kittitas

WASHINGTON— The CDC and the Washington State Department of Health reported 39 measles cases in Washington in 2026 as of April ...

A seasonal threat is sending more Americans to the ER than usual, new CDC data shows

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows emergency room visits for tick bites are running higher than usual in many parts of the country, prompting a warning from ...

Trump officially taps Erica Schwartz to lead CDC, avoiding vaccine skeptics

A new team could mark a shift away from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s unpopular vaccine agenda ahead of the ...

Trump nominates veteran of his first term to be CDC director

President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to be his next CDC Director. Schwartz was deputy surgeon general during ...

White House favors former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 15 (Reuters) - The White House is considering nominating former ...

Trump nominates Brown graduate Erica Schwartz as CDC director

Erica Schwartz, who served during Trump's first term, was directly involved in the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.