You should be keeping an eye on the “bird flu”—and on the Republicans who want to slice and dice the CDC budget.

The agency reportedly plans to tell people with Covid and other infections to isolate based on symptoms. Researchers say symptoms aren’t a good indicator of who’s contagious.

A new CDC report reveals the spike in maternal deaths in the United States, especially among Black Americans.

The monkeypox outbreak has cooled, but it’s far from over. Bob Fenton and Demetre Daskalakis still have a big job on their hands.

A quick, targeted vaccination campaign could stop this disease in its tracks.

The administration is putting on a happy face for the public, but behind the scenes its pandemic strategy is to cross its fingers and hope the worst is over.

Several Democrats, some of whom face tough reelections, oppose the administration’s decision to lift the Trump-era immigration order.

The end of Title 42 would be a boon to asylum-seekers and their advocates. It may also fuel a political firestorm.

Two years into the Covid pandemic, the agency is still confusing the public with contradictory, erratic messaging.

The endless pandemic is being framed as an economic liability more than a matter of public health.

A highly contagious variant, quarantines, closures, and fast-changing rules: It was supposed to be a calm fall, but we’re looking at a new year that could look a lot like the last.

The CDC recommends we double up on masks or opt for higher-quality filtration. That’s great guidance. Now help us pay for it.

The CDC and FDA got a black eye in 2020. Here’s how they can earn back the public’s trust.

The president has suggested he’d override his own regulators to rush out a coronavirus vaccine. Can ethically dubious drug companies be trusted to pump the brakes?

The race for a cure has put a spotlight on corporate control over medical research. Under a Democratic administration, it doesn’t have to be that way.

The “war on coronavirus” is lost. It's time for new pandemic metaphors—and a radically new culture of care.

New research is upending early public health advice. That’s going to continue as researchers understand the virus better.

How a new class of outsider experts is exploiting institutional failures and destabilizing knowledge

For the first time in his presidency, his deceit is catching up to him.

Wearing one can save lives. It can also change the way you see the world.