In a 51–44 vote Wednesday, the US Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, despite failing miserably to convince senators last month that she ...

Schwartz takes command of a public health agency that has lost thousands of employees amid layoffs, resignations and leadership turmoil.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here’s what to know about her.

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, placing her in charge of a public health agency beleaguered by political meddling ...

Wait, what's the catch? That was the prevailing reaction in public health circles when President Trump announced this spring that Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, would be nominated to lead the CDC. She had ...

Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's latest nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was grilled by a Senate committee Wednesday morning about her vision and qualifications for the role.

Dr. Erica Schwartz’s Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed vaccine tensions and concerns about the independent agency.

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 ...

Dr. Erica Schwartz is taking over an agency facing a string of outbreaks, political pressure and deep workforce cuts. Her Senate confirmation gives Congress a new way to hold her accountable.

President Donald Trump’s new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thinks the government should know if you’ve had an abortion. During her confirmation hearing Wednesday, Dr.