The Trump administration's severe cuts to CDC funding have significantly contributed to the lack of consistent and reliable ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been without a permanent director since the removal of Susan Monarez in August. Its recently installed acting director, Jay Bhattacharya, is also ...

New data showed childhood obesity has hit a record high in recent years, while federal changes such as cuts to food assistance programs and a revamped food pyramid ...

Scotty Adcock is the new executive director of the Child Development Center and NC Pre-K Program. Adcock brings 34 years of successful educational leadership in early education. He previously served ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday reported that 649 mothers died in 2024 during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth. That is down from 669 deaths in 2023, and a ...

Confusion at the federal level and funding cuts are devastating local health departments.

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Jay Bhattacharya, the recently appointed acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Monday urged families to consider vaccinating against measles as outbreaks ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo.— Spring headcount for Missouri Western State University increased for the second consecutive year, one of multiple gains in student enrollment announced by the university Tuesday.

Tucson-area third-graders will face more pressure next school year when the AIMS test determines whether they move to the next grade. School districts have spent the last three years preparing for ...

(Lexia) - As the infants and toddlers of the COVID-19 pandemic era enter kindergarten, many educators report unique challenges in this cohort, according to results of a survey conducted by Lexia, a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $3.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to lead a five-year statewide effort to improve ...