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ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 13: Exterior of the Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters is seen on October 13, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. Frieden urged hospitals to watch for patients with Ebola symptoms who have traveled from the tree Ebola stricken African countries. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Trump Administration Withdraws David Weldon’s CDC Nomination

The Trump administration has pulled the nomination of former Republican Congressman Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), just mere hours before he was set to testify before a Senate committee.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Rubio arrived in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah ahead of the talks with Ukrainian officials expected on March 11, leading a delegation including Mike Waltz, US President Donald Trump's national security adviser. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio: 83% Of USAID Programs Set For Cancelation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Monday that 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) programs are set to be canceled.

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Kennedy's wife Cheryl Hines pose after Kennedy was sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kennedy, who faced criticism for his past comments on vaccine, was confirmed by the Senate 52 to 48. Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was the only Republican to vote against him. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

RFK Jr. Sworn In As Secretary Of Health And Human Services

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially been sworn in as the new Human and Health Services Secretary.

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 7: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023 in Washington, DC. McConnell spoke on a range of issues after a closed-door lunch meeting with Senate Republicans. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Mitch McConnell Falls Twice In Senate Chamber, Raises Questions About Ability To Serve

Senator Mitch McConnell has reportedly fallen twice in the Senate chamber.

TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 17, 2020. The P4 epidemiological laboratory was built in co-operation with French bio-industrial firm Institut Merieux and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The facility is among a handful of labs around the world cleared to handle Class 4 pathogens (P4) - dangerous viruses that pose a high risk of person-to-person transmission. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Report: ‘Highly Evolved’ Polio Strain May Have Been Leaked From Same Wuhan Lab Testing COVID-19

The same Chinese facility that is understood to have leaked the global COVID-19 virus may have also leaked a “highly evolved” strain of polio, according to a new report obtained by Daily Mail.

30th July 1938: A patient in an Iron Lung being checked by a nurse. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Paul Alexander, Man With Polio Forced Into Iron Lung In 1952, Passes Away At 78

Paul Alexander was only six years old in 1952 when he contracted polio. The illness took away the ability to use his body in a matter of days. However, he persevered despite the sickness, living over 70 years with an iron lung.