The new head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deep Wisconsin ties.

Susan Monarez is becoming the next director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate confirmed her ...

Monarez, 50, was named acting director in January and then tapped as the nominee in March after Trump abruptly withdrew his ...

Monarez, a microbiologist and infectious disease expert who has served across several federal health agencies over the years, ...

In a 51–47 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Monarez as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The agency’s new leader must contend with reduced budgets, mass layoffs, political tumult and a boss determined to reshape ...

Dr. Monarez, who has been the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump took office ...

Stuart Burns, a senior advisor at Health and Human Services, appears to be leading a network of aligned staff advancing RFK ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But many anti-vaccine ...

Dr. Dave Weldon, seen here in 2012 speaking to a Florida audience, was born in Amityville and graduated from Farmingdale High in 1971. Credit: AP/Brendan Farrington ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. David Weldon had been out of the national spotlight for more than 15 years when he was nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.