GOP blasts Obama on using pesticides for Zika
Timothy Cama - 07/11/16 03:30 PM EDT
Republicans want to roll back EPA regulations on spraying pesticides.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Investigation finds CDC mishandled pathogens
Peter Sullivan - 05/10/16 06:00 PM EDT
A USA Today investigation finds government labs mishandled potentially dangerous pathogens.
CDC director: Zika to infect 'thousands' of pregnant women in Puerto Rico this year
Sarah Ferris - 03/10/16 11:34 AM EST
Hundreds of thousands of people will contract the Zika virus in Puerto Rico this year, the CDC...
Cellphone-only homes becoming the norm, CDC finds
Mario Trujillo - 12/01/15 01:55 PM EST
Forty-seven percent of homes only use cellphones and do not have a landline phone.
Pentagon orders review after finding more labs received live anthrax
Kristina Wong - 05/29/15 06:45 PM EDT
The Pentagon shipped live anthrax to at least 24 labs in 11 states and two countries.
CDC wants tight restrictions on only high-risk Ebola workers
Elise Viebeck and Sarah Ferris - 10/27/14 04:15 PM EDT
The CDC does not have enforcement authority, though, over its new guidelines.
Van Hollen: Cuts to CDC, NIH ‘short-sighted’
Cristina Marcos - 10/17/14 02:00 PM EDT
The top Dem on the Budget panel called for extra Ebola funding.
Zuckerberg gives $25M to CDC Ebola fund
Julian Hattem - 10/14/14 10:37 AM EDT
The Facebook co-founder and his wife are giving $25 million to fight Ebola.
Schumer: CDC will step up Ebola travel screening
Ramsey Cox - 10/07/14 02:28 PM EDT
The senator expects the CDC to step up Ebola screening requirements at U.S. airports.
CDC: ‘No risk’ to passengers who shared flight with Ebola patient
Keith Laing - 10/01/14 09:40 AM EDT
The Centers for Disease Control is saying that there was no risk of catching the Ebola virus to...
Dems: Report shows need for e-cigarette regulations
Ramsey Cox - 08/29/14 10:25 AM EDT
Democrats called for more federal regulations of e-cigarettes.
Airlines told they can deny boarding to people with Ebola symptoms
Keith Laing - 08/04/14 09:23 AM EDT
CDC says airlines should separate infected passengers who display signs of the virus.
CDC defends its lab safety after report
Peter Sullivan - 05/11/16 05:02 PM EDT
USA Today reported Tuesday that the CDC mishandled pathogens.
White House ramps up Zika funding fight
Sarah Ferris - 04/06/16 08:40 AM EDT
The White House is dipping into a funding pool reserved for Ebola to fight Zika.
Senators want answers on Zika threat
Jordain Carney - 01/28/16 07:05 PM EST
Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the government to prioritize research on the virus.
CDC to spend $110M helping states track, prevent diseases
Lydia Wheeler - 08/03/15 01:43 PM EDT
Some of the funding will support DNA “fingerprinting” of bacteria.
CDC: No Ebola diagnoses in nearly 2,000 enhanced airport screenings
Keith Laing - 12/09/14 06:40 PM EST
Nearly 2,000 airline passengers who were traveling to the U.S. from west Africa have been screened...
Judiciary Committee lawmakers press CDC on 'criminal' contractor
Cristina Marcos - 10/17/14 05:02 PM EDT
A security contractor with an alleged criminal history was allowed to ride in an elevator with...
Report: 7 quarantined in Ohio after contact with Ebola-infected nurse
Ben Kamisar - 10/16/14 01:25 PM EDT
Amber Vinson was allowed to fly to Cleveland days before she was diagnosed.
Dem urges CDC to develop enterovirus treatment plan
Cristina Marcos - 10/08/14 02:31 PM EDT
Cleaver called on the CDC to establish a strategy to combat the enterovirus outbreak.
CDC: Dallas Ebola outbreak could widen
Elise Viebeck - 10/03/14 11:11 AM EDT
The outbreak might not stop at "just one case," the CDC director said.
Senate Dems ask CDC for progress of gun violence study
Ramsey Cox - 09/12/14 02:55 PM EDT
They say the 30,000 U.S. gun deaths a year are "a public health crisis in every sense of the word."
Plane held at US airport after Ebola scare
Keith Laing - 08/06/14 10:32 AM EDT
The flight, which was arriving from the United Arab Emirates, was held until the passenger was...
OVERNIGHT HEALTHCARE: House panel moves forward on lawsuit
Ferdous Al-Faruque - 07/24/14 07:19 PM EDT
The House Rules panel voted along party lines to move forward a suit against Obama.
