According to a report from The Guardian, Dr. Jennifer Shuford, deputy director and chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will resign after six months on the job. The newspaper said the decision was disclosed in an agency email that it obtained.

The Guardian reported that Shuford was appointed by President Donald Trump in April. She is expected to leave her post after the midterm elections, the newspaper said, "to spend more time with my family." The Guardian's account gives no further detail on the timing of her departure in the portion of the report summarized here.

The New York Times also reported the resignation in an article on the agency's deputy director. The Times described Shuford as a former Texas health official who had been appointed by President Trump to help steady the agency.

The two outlets differ on how long Shuford held the post. The Times headline gives her time in the job as four months, while The Guardian reported six months. The summaries available for both stories do not say which figure is correct.

The Guardian story was written by Jessica Glenza, and the Times story by Apoorva Mandavilli. The summaries for both reports do not include a response from the agency or from Shuford, and they do not describe who will take on the deputy director role after she leaves.

Sources: The Guardian: Trump-appointed CDC deputy director to resign after six months on the job; The New York Times: C.D.C. Deputy Director Resigns After Four Months in the Job.