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Inside the Turmoil at the CDC

Inside the Turmoil at the CDC

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With the CDC in disarray and its future uncertain, this episode explores what’s driving the exodus of agency staff and what this means for national health security.

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In this episode of Science Quickly, host Rachel Feltman is joined
by associate editor for health and medicine Lauren J. Young to
unpack the growing unrest at the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention following the departure of the agency’s director Susan
Monarez. As criticism mounts against Secretary of Health and Human
Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—including a scathing essay from
nine former CDC leaders and a resignation demand from more than
1,000 past and current HHS staffers—the episode explores what these
developments mean for the future of public health leadership in the
U.S. Recommended Reading CDC’s Leadership Is in Chaos—Experts Warn
of Public Health Risks “Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s
Health,” by Richard Besser et al., in New York Times; September 3,
2025 “HHS Employees Demand RFK Jr. Resign for ‘Compromising the
Health of This Nation,’” by Meg Tirrell, in CNN Health. Published
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