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Bhattacharya’s dual role draws anxieties

Bhattacharya’s dual role draws anxieties

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care The Big Story Bhattacharya’s dual role draws anxieties National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s influence over public health has grown two-fold now that he’s assumed temporary control over the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And former staffers are raising...

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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Dr . Ralph Abraham resigns from role with CDC

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CDC No. 2 steps down amid HHS shake-up

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Monday that Principal Deputy Director Ralph Abraham, the former Louisiana surgeon general, has resigned from his position after less than three months because of "unforeseen family obligations." His departure comes amid a shake-up at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with former interim Director...

Ralph Abraham, No. 2 official at CDC, abruptly steps down

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Ralph Abraham, No. 2 official at CDC, abruptly steps down

The No. 2 official at the CDC has resigned, adding to the drama and chaos surrounding the agency's leadership.

Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump’s HHS worries health experts

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Bhattacharya’s growing power in Trump’s HHS worries health experts

Public health experts and former federal staffers are uneasy over National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya’s rising influence over U.S. health policy as he temporarily takes on the added role of leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Trump administration announced the leadership shake-up this week, with former interim CDC...

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The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis

A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White House won't say when that will change.

With NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too

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With NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too

The unusual dual role has renewed criticism of Bhattacharya's lack of leadership.

Senate Democrats blast CDC’s rescission of $600M in ‘woke’ health funding

Senate Democrats blast CDC’s rescission of $600M in ‘woke’ health funding

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story EXCLUSIVE: Senate Democrats blast CDC’s rescission of $600M in ‘woke’ health funding Led by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), roughly a dozen Democratic senators blasted the public health funding rescissions the Trump administration carried out earlier this month targeting...

Early prenatal care declining in US: CDC data

Early prenatal care declining in US: CDC data

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that prenatal care starting in the first trimester declined from 2021 to 2024. The study, released Thursday, found that the share of pregnant mothers beginning prenatal care in the first trimester decreased from 78.3 percent in 2021 to 75.5 percent in 2024....

CDC vaccine advisory panel meeting postponed

CDC vaccine advisory panel meeting postponed

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has delayed an upcoming meeting of its highly influential vaccine advisory committee. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) was scheduled to meet next week from Feb. 25-27. A source familiar with the matter told The Hill, however, that this meeting has been delayed. While some...

A quarter of pregnant women are delaying prenatal care , CDC report finds

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A quarter of pregnant women are delaying prenatal care , CDC report finds

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White House taps Jay Bhattacharya , CDC critic , to lead agency for now

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White House taps Jay Bhattacharya , CDC critic , to lead agency for now

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NIH director temporarily steps in to run CDC

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NIH director temporarily steps in to run CDC

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NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily serve as CDC director

NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily serve as CDC director

Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya will serve as interim director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) following the reported exit of Jim O’Neill, a Trump administration official confirmed Wednesday. It was reported last week that O’Neill, who also served as deputy secretary of the Department of Health and...