{
  "id": 16786262,
  "title": "CDC deputy director to leave administration after 4 months",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/cdc-deputy-director-to-leave-administration-after-4-months",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:32:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6175616-shuford-to-exit-cdc-november/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dr. Jennifer Shuford, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) deputy director and chief medical officer, is leaving the agency after just four months on the job. Shuford, an infectious disease physician, was a former Texas health commissioner. She was appointed in April as part of a leadership team to support director Erica Schwartz,...",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump-appointed CDC deputy director to resign after six months on the job",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-appointed-cdc-deputy-director-to-resign-after-six-months-on-the",
        "published": "2026-10-27T14:17:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Trump-Appointed CDC Deputy Director Jennifer Shuford Resigns After 4 Months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/trump-appointed-cdc-deputy-director-jennifer-shuford-resigns-after-4",
        "published": "2026-10-27T15:07:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "CDC deputy director Jennifer Shuford resigns after just four months in the role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/cdc-deputy-director-jennifer-shuford-resigns-after-just-four-months",
        "published": "2026-10-27T17:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}