Dr. Jay K. Varma is a special contributor to Healthbeat. Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Many health experts became alarmed last week when they ...

Heavy cuts at the CDC threaten to upend Kentucky's public health infrastructure, as local officials describe confusion and uncertainty around the agency's guidance. Without stable support for public ...

The public-facing website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was changed this week, breaking with scientific consensus and stating there could be a link between vaccines and autism ...