The new head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deep Wisconsin ties.

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

Susan Monarez, Ph.D., was confirmed by the Senate Tuesday as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...

In a 51–47 vote along party lines, the Senate confirmed Monarez as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday night 51-47 along party lines to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee, Susan Monarez, as ...

Monarez is the first CDC director to be confirmed by the Senate under a new 2023 law and will be the first person without a ...

Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's also ...

Senate Republicans confirmed Justice Department official Emil Bove to a lifetime appointment as an appeals court judge ...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Susan Monarez to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), putting a ...

Dr. Monarez, who has been the acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump took office, was the president’s second pick for the job.

Monarez, a microbiologist and infectious disease expert who has served across several federal health agencies over the years, ...

Monarez could be seen as an unorthodox choice because of her background of having a PhD instead of being a medical doctor. But she has post doctoral training in Microbiology and Immunology from the ...