National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, will lead NIH's infectious diseases institute. Colleagues say she has a wide breadth of knowledge and a joyful demeanor.

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo was appointed as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. She will oversee the agency’s $6.3 billion budget, its research and its response to disease outbreaks.

Dr. Anthony Fauci has advised seven presidents about a long list of outbreaks including HIV, Ebola and Zika. His next chapter: To try to inspire more people to become scientists and make the next big discoveries.

The condition stems from overusing the voice, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders.

Federal officials are all but certain there will be a Zika outbreak this summer.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and...

For Americans wondering why President Barack Obama hasn’t forced all states to follow a single, national rule for isolating potential Ebola patients, the…