Eyes on CDC in cyclosporiasis outbreak
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Dr. Erica Schwartz has the skills for the job running the CDC, doctors say. They just hope she'll be allowed to do it.
The Trump administration's latest nominee to lead the nation' top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators on Wednesday when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling.
The White House nominated Erica Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general, to head the nation’s top public health agency
Trump's nominee faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages and new layers of political review.
FoodNet, a CDC-led federal collaboration, made tracking the cyclospora parasite optional in 2025.
President Donald Trump’s latest choice to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appeared before a Senate committee on Wednesday to answer lawmakers’ questions about her readiness
The CDC has recorded over 1,000 cases of cyclosporiasis over 34 states, as the outbreak continues.
