The National Institutes of Health director is reportedly taking on a second high-profile position, filling a leadership void at the CDC.

Bhattacharya succeeds Jim O’Neill, who served as both the acting CDC director and deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. His appointment marks the latest development in a ...

The Donald Trump administration has appointed Jay Bhattacharya to lead the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on an acting basis, The New York Timesreported.

Jay Bhattacharya is currently the head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Physician-economist Jay Bhattacharya, currently leading the National Institutes of Health, has been appointed acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention amid leadership ...