What is hantavirus, and how do you get it and treat it? What to know about the disease that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa.

An unknown number of fired CDC workers got their jobs back this week. Among them was Bri McNulty, who had shared her story with NPR.

The funding and job cuts at NIH and CDC are part of a broad government restructuring by the Trump administration, directed by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort known as DOGE. The cuts are being challenged in multiple court cases. Iowa has the country’s ...

A new case of bird flu has been detected in Dallas County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced Saturday. The recent case was found in a mixed species backyard flock and marks the fifth report in 2025.

A laid-off worker at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decided to pass on returning to her dream job after receiving a "sketchy" email inviting her to come back. Cancer outreach worker Bri McNulty was among 750 employees abruptly terminated from the CDC last month by email,

Around 750 employees for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, have been laid off in recent weeks, according to reports from NPR. The CDC is among a multitude of federal agencies losing employees due to efforts from President Trump’s administration.

On Tuesday, an unknown number of CDC staff began receiving emails stating that their letters of termination were being rescinded, according to emails reviewed by NPR and interviews with more than half a dozen sources at the agency who were not authorized to speak publicly.

On Tuesday, an unknown number of CDC staff began receiving emails stating that their letters of termination were being rescinded, according to emails reviewed by NPR and interviews with more than half a dozen sources at the agency who were not authorized to speak publicly.

and if the CDC program sponsoring her fellowship disappears, Iowans will lose opportunities to attract the health care talent the state so desperately needs. "We need young people coming to Iowa ...

Iowa has the second highest incidence rate of cancer in the country, and it is already feeling Trump's cuts to the workforce and research... Iowa has high cancer rates. Trump's cuts to CDC and NIH ...