Critics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders.

The CDC has restored a $257,000 contract for 9/11-related cancer research after the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, tried to cancel it, officials say.

The U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a person diagnosed with clade1b mpox in New York was currently in isolation and that it was trying to identify people who might have come in contact with the patient.

Cuts announced last week by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were restored Thursday, Feb. 20 and Friday, Feb. 21.

A lot is unfolding at the national level of public health, including the recent firing of about 1,300 federal health agency employees. We’re still learning about the impacts of the layoffs, but the direct impacts on New Yorkers are minimal.

The workers' duties included city immunization efforts, tuberculosis research and preparation for public health emergencies, a health department spokesperson said.

Vaping has become a more common form of tobacco use among American middle and high school students. The reason for its popularity among the youth is the different flavors they are available in. As a result,

New York senators urged RFK Jr. to reverse CDC cuts citing concerns over the impact to a 9/11 survivor health program.

Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.