Trump administration has taken actions to dismantle established public health infrastructure as part of its second-term agenda.

A Coralville-based CDC worker who worked to raise awareness on Iowa's alarming cancer incident rates was laid off last week as part of massive purge.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had jumped to 93 from 14 a week ago, mainly driven by an outbreak in Texas.

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

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease detectives" — feared the impact of job cuts.

Colorado research biologist Joe Cardiello was excited about being involved in what could become lifesaving research for people who have been impacted by Lyme disease.

Flu activity remains "elevated" in the U.S. but is starting to show signs of abating, according to new CDC data published Friday.

Last week, nearly 700 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were forced out.

The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu -- the most since the 2015-2016 season, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly flu report .

Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and professor at the University of Saskatchewan, told "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio that fewer people have gotten the flu vaccine this season.