Last June, an obscure federal advisory committee—the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee to the Centers for Disease Control—first shocked many in the public health community by suggesting ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2026 (HealthDay News) — State health officials fighting measles outbreaks this spring asked the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require foreign travelers heading to the U.S. to certify they have ...

Most cases have been reported among those unvaccinated or with unknown status.

CDC sends pathogen spread proposals for revision, raising concerns about potential harm and emphasizing the need for reevaluation. The guidelines describe the categories of touch and air transmission ...

The US CDC's sudden cutoff from WHO threatens global health security, leaving infection preventionists scrambling to track deadly outbreaks like Marburg virus, mpox, and avian flu. In yet another ...

The CDC has ended its healthcare infection control practices advisory committee to comply with President Donald Trump’s “continuing the reduction of the federal bureaucracy” executive order, a ...

The CDC challenged draft 2024 infection control guidelines sent to the agency for approval from the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), asking for clarification on key ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sending a disease expert to assist with the response to the ongoing ...

The findings run counter to updated guidance issued in January 2025 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Funding cuts and restructuring at the CDC reportedly have disrupted certain efforts related to infection prevention, control and disease monitoring. One such effort is Together TakeMeHome at Emory ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold its annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference starting Tuesday, with public presentations on new public health investigations and ...