The following is the full transcript of an interview with former CDC chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 5, 2026. This ...

Former CDC chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry warned the "scientific integrity" of federal health agencies are at risk.

Dr. Debra Houry, who served as chief medical officer at the CDC before leaving the agency in protest after then CDC director ...

Emails from CDC officials released by Sen. Bernie Sanders reveal agency leaders dealing with political pressures during the Trump era and highlight challenges for the next director.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Experts support the nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, to be the next CDC director. But they worry about ...

President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may signal that his administration is attempting to backpedal from its previously critical stance on vaccines. Toby ...

President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement, confirmed via social media late this week, positions the former Coast ...

In two hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced vigorous questioning from senators. He testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and the Senate ...

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators on Wednesday that if Erica Schwartz is ‌confirmed as director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed on cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), vaccine messaging and the firing of the former director of the Centers for ...

On paper, Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, is exactly who you'd design if you were building a CDC director from scratch. Retired rear admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. Former chief ...

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump announced this week that he is nominating Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to be the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.