Health Alert: AIDS researcher named director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Trump administration named Robert Redfield, a longtime AIDS researcher who is well respected for his clinical work but once took controversial positions on HIV testing, to head the CDC. Redfield, 66, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and former Army researcher, has repeatedly surfaced as a candidate for the top job at the CDC and the National Institutes of Health when Republicans have been in control in Washington. He has no experience running a governmental public-health agency.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Health Alert Wed, Mar 21, 2018, 4:54 PM     AIDS researcher named director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Trump administration named Robert Redfield, a longtime AIDS researcher who is well respected for his clinical work but once took controversial positions on HIV testing, to head the CDC. Redfield, 66, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and former Army researcher, has repeatedly surfaced as a candidate for the top job at the CDC and the National Institutes of Health when Republicans have been in control in Washington. He has no experience running a governmental public-health agency. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071