The Senate approved the physician and former deputy surgeon general to lead the nation’s top public health agency. The U.S.

Dr. Schwartz served as deputy surgeon general during President Donald Trump's first term and is a retired U.S. Coast Guard ...

By Mary Kekatos The Senate voted on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as the next director of the Centers for Disease ...

The move came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Republican president's bid to restrict the practice.

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By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate health committee voted on Thursday to advance the ...

The US Senate voted 51-44 on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. CDC, will appear before the Senate health committee on Wednesday for a ...

Chelsea covers the Department of Health and Human Services with a particular focus on power and influence at the top. Confidential tips can be sent via Signal at chelseacirruzzo.42. The fates of two ...

Two nominees for high-profile health roles in the Trump administration faced scrutiny from the Senate health committee Wednesday—and both crashed and burned in their own special ways. The Senate ...

Two of President Trump’s most recent health nominees, including his newest pick to be head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), appeared before the Senate on Wednesday where a ...

During their confirmation hearings, CDC nominee Erica Schwartz and Sean ‌Kaufman, tapped for a top public health position, said vaccines are safe and they will trust the advice of experts. Dr. Erica ...