ACIP approves rolling back hepatitis B birth dose guidance after delay; experts warn reversal could undo 99% drop in child infections since 1991.

Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.

Americans’ confidence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has plummeted, according to a 2025 National Foundation for Infectious Diseases survey, and many young people are

After losing thousands of staffers and facing attacks this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hampered in its ability to protect the public from health problems and emergencies.

The Department of Heath and Human Services has been leaning into the use of artificial intelligence to drive better health outcomes for the American public

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB) - Louisiana’s first surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, will take on the new role of principal deputy director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a move that may raise questions about vaccines around the nation and in the Pelican State.

For more than 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told the public that studies show no link between vaccines and autism. On Nov. 19, it revised its messaging, acknowledging that current evidence does not rule out a possible association.

Dr. Ralph Abraham, a former Republican congressman with a record of anti-vaccine activism, has been installed as the second-in-command of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signaling an end to any effective public health activity by the agency.