Trump's CDC pick Dr. Dave Weldon, a Long Island native, stirs concern
He graduated from Farmingdale High in 1971 and from Stony Brook in 1978 with a bachelor of science in biochemistry.
Texas reports first locally transmitted case of dengue fever this year
Texas recorded its first locally acquired case of dengue fever this year, state public-health officials said this week. The ...
3 Palm Beach County schools have vape detectors in the bathrooms. Here's what to know
About one third of all disciplinary incidents at Palm Beach County schools involved vaping, according to the most recent data ...
Who is Dr. Janette Nesheiwat? What to know about Trump's pick for surgeon general
Trump has added yet another Floridian to his proposed cabinet. This time it's Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, doctor and Fox ...
CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
The CDC, with a $9.2 billion core budget, is charged with protecting Americans from disease outbreaks and other public health ...
Squash Recall Issued for Four States as FDA Sets Risk Level
The affected product is labeled "Squash/Sliced Zucchini and Yellow Squash" with the lot number "346918," the UPC number ...
One major challenge facing Trump’s chosen health leaders: Keeping politics separate from science
The announcements came Friday night, one after another, President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for the country’s premier health ...
COVID, flu, and walking pneumonia. Here’s what is making Miami sick at holiday time
We will see probably an uptick on respiratory viruses” during the holiday season, said Dr. David Farcy, chair of emergency ...
E-scooter riders need to wear helmets. I’ve seen the results when they don’t | Opinion
An occupational therapist at Memorial Regional Hospital South, Michelle Weinberg specializes in helping those with traumatic ...
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President-Elect Trump Names His Picks to Head the CDC and FDA
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his picks for key health positions in his new cabinet. To run the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Trump has turned to David Weldon, M.D., a ...
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CDC Director Urges Focus on Health Threats as Agency Confronts Political Changes
The outgoing head of the nation's top public health agency urged the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to ...
As Florida urges local governments to remove fluoride, areas with experience issue warnings
As Florida's top health official encourages cities and counties to discontinue fluoride in their water supply, warnings are ...