The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.

The White House has directed the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cease all collaboration with the World Health Organization.

The White House on Wednesday issued a memo to federal employees scrapping its original memorandum, according to a document viewed by The Wall Street Journal. Matthew J. Vaeth, the

Trump's actions could allow harmful viruses like the Marburg virus, which is similar to Ebola, warned former White House Director.

President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze domestic and foreign federal aid starting on Tuesday in a sweeping attempt to stop government funding for "woke" causes that don't fit with his agenda.

“While CDC reports that the risk to the general public is low, keeping communities healthy, safe, and informed remains a top and urgent priority,” Friedrichs said. The White House’s pandemic office has also laid the groundwork for a vaccine response ...

White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday blamed the previous government of Democrat Joe Biden (2021-2025) for the shortage and rising price of eggs for ordering the cull

TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President Donald Trump's order withdrawing from the health agency.

White House temporarily pauses federal grants, loans and other financial assistance programs to align with policy priorities, potentially impacting healthcare.

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in 2022, Weldon will need to be confirmed by the Senate before starting in the position.