The Trump administration will reportedly fire thousands of federal employees working in public health and science agencies on Friday as part of its effort to shrink the size of government. The latest cuts will affect about 5,

The Texas Department of State Health Services canceled its biennial immunization conference amid uncertainty over the ability of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention personnel to participate in the event.

Dengue is transmitted via infected Aedes mosquitoes and sickens as many as 400 million people each year, primarily in tropical and subtropical parts of the world, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For the report, "Cancer statistics for African American and Black people, 2025," researchers analyzed the most recent cancer data from the National Cancer Institute and the CDC. Here are five notes from the report: Researchers estimate there will be about 248,

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

The Trump administration’s effort to remake the federal workforce swept through US healthcare agencies on Friday, with wide cuts planned across several major health organizations and hints of more to come.

Almost half of the probationary workers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and others at the National Institutes of Health are being forced out as President Donald Trump overhauls government agencies,

Cars honked in support of the CDC as they drove down Clifton Road, and protestors’ chants and cheers were deafening. Emory University could be especially affected by NIH changes, as the University ranked among the top receivers of federal funding in 2023,

In that meeting, an NIH office director told employees that some probationary staff with specialized skills might be spared. Terminated staff were to receive emails Friday afternoon, according to audio shared with The Associated Press.

Beginning with the removal of websites and key public health datasets in January 2025, the Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term agenda.

Staffing reductions across U.S. federal health agencies—including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA),

Roughly 5,200 employees were expected to lose their jobs Friday afternoon, including 10% of those who work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health and Human Services officials expect most of the agency's roughly 5,