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

The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Susan Monarez, PhD, as director of the CDC. She is the first CDC director in more than 70 years who does not have a medical degree. The U.S. Senate voted along party ...

The AP reported that Monarez became the first CDC director to pass through Senate confirmation under a 2023 law. The CDC has been impacted by staff cuts, resignations of key officials and is mired in ...

The Senate July 29 voted 51-47 along party lines to confirm Susan Monarez as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Monarez served as acting director of the agency from ...