CDC disease detectives exempted from Trump hiring freeze
Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, known as disease detectives.
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Each year, the CDC usually hires a new class of Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, known as disease detectives.
Laid-off employees ranged from those working in firefighter health programs, to those approving new respirators.
There were at least 111 cases of measles reported in the last week of March, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Since flu season is still ongoing, data is preliminary and may change, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. Experts say it will likely increase.
Deaths from diabetes increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
The CDC is now struggling to keep up with requests for support from states with measles outbreaks.
Arkansas, Hawaii and Indiana have joined a list of two dozen states with confirmed measles cases.
The CDC is now backing an additional measles vaccine shot for some travelers within the United States in response to record outbreaks.
Nearly half of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities was laid off.
The CDC's team of lead poisoning experts remained off the job a week after the sweeping HHS layoffs.
The redeployment comes after another unvaccinated child died in the measles outbreak in Texas.
Health officials in Washington, D.C., are investigating after an Amtrak passenger who rode the train into Union Station was confirmed to have measles.
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.
More than 800 employees at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are expected to be cut.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr., with help from DOGE, is planning a restructuring with sweeping cuts expected at multiple agencies.
A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.
A White House official confirmed that the administration is pulling Dave Weldon's nomination to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.
The supplemental shakes are labeled under the brands Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial and were sold to institutional customers, including hospitals and long-term care facilities, officials said.
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.
Only a handful of webpages on federal health agency sites were ordered to be restored.
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.
Health experts say the website purge could result in deaths.
As the number and size of protests and demonstrations grow, members of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office's SORT team train for protests in various ways, including using mock demonstrators and agitators.
On Wednesday, Daniel Ryan Clark was sentenced to ten years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for attempting to dispose of a woman's body in the garbage.
Detectives with the Golden Police Department are asking for help in identifying two suspects wanted in two separate incidents, a sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault, that happened last month.
Investigators said the gunman had been identified as Lance Black, 62, of Evergreen.
A Colorado man was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to kidnapping and attempted sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl outside Thornton Middle School. He was facing eight years in prison.
As the number and size of protests and demonstrations grow, members of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office's SORT team train for protests in various ways, including using mock demonstrators and agitators.
On Wednesday, Daniel Ryan Clark was sentenced to ten years in the Colorado Department of Corrections for attempting to dispose of a woman's body in the garbage.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Detectives with the Golden Police Department are asking for help in identifying two suspects wanted in two separate incidents, a sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault, that happened last month.
Investigators said the gunman had been identified as Lance Black, 62, of Evergreen.
Detectives with the Golden Police Department are asking for help in identifying two suspects wanted in two separate incidents, a sexual assault and an attempted sexual assault, that happened last month.
On Friday, Feb. 13, dozens of couples gathered at the Denver Clerk and Recorder's Office for the 14th annual Marriage Marathon.
The plane crashed around 12:20 a.m. on the back side of Emerald Mountain. All four bodies have been recovered and the Routt County Coroner's Office will work to identify the bodies.
In just the first few hours on Thursday morning, some 500 people followed a clue to the Castle Rock Incline for a chance to win a ticket to the live "Survivor 50" finale.
The Colorado Symphony performed three sold-out concerts in New York City and the President and CEO of the Colorado Symphony, Daniel Wachter, talked about what's coming up this season for the symphony.
In the easy win, Brock Nelson scored twice for the U.S., four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.
The Denver Broncos are inviting the community to an open house to see the new proposed design for their new stadium on Thursday.
Ukrainian Olympian banned from Winter Games for insisting on wearing helmet honoring athletes killed in his country's war with Russia.
Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea won their medals in the "pairs free skate" event on Sunday. It was in mid-January that they would be among 16 skaters representing the United States at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games.
Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
In the easy win, Brock Nelson scored twice for the U.S., four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants.
Chloe Kim has fallen short in her bid to become the first Olympic snowboarder to win three consecutive gold medals.
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump's administration cannot pull back $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, including Illinois, for now.
Vice President JD Vance will talk about the economy, foreign policy, the state of the Republican Party and the 2028 race for the White House in a March edition of the CBS News town hall series "Things That Matter."
President Trump pardoned five former NFL players - one posthumously - for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking.
Colorado ranks as one of the top five most expensive housing markets in the country, and first responders are among those struggling to afford homeownership in the state.
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump have sued to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center at CU Anschutz has been selected by the National Cancer Institute as one of just eight hubs nationwide to evaluate new multi‑cancer detection blood tests, part of a national pilot called the Vanguard Study.
Lydia Howerton of Good Eaters showed how easy it is to bake her gluten-free zucchini brownies.
In Colorado, it's not yet clear exactly how much funding will be cut for public health services, but organizations like the Colorado Health Network are bracing for impact.
The Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, the company said.
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy — and that's a significant undercount.
Inflation came in below economists' forecasts and slowed from December's 2.7% annual rate.
A Denver bar called Mecca Sports Bar has been under investigation for prostitution for several years. It's coming to light now because the city's Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection requested a hearing for the bar about their liquor license and dance cabaret license. Both are in limbo.ore arrests have been made.
Some travelers are finding they don't have storage above their seats when they get on the plane because early boarders are taking up the overhead bins.
Top Trump administration officials had decided to terminate Abigail Slater as the Justice Department's antitrust chief just before she announced her departure on social media.
Colorado is second in the nation for hail insurance claims, and new data shows just how much hail is impacting insurance premiums for homeowners.
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.