Critical government safety agencies have been gutted by recent federal layoffs. Disease detectives, nuclear security experts, ...

Brianna Abbott is a health reporter covering the treatment and prevention of disease, with a special focus on cancer, in The ...

A legacy of impact The importance of an expert, nimble team of disease detectives has only increased. Over the past few years, Epidemic Intelligence Service officers have responded to countless ...

The only lab in the U.S. capable of testing for and tracking antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, or “super gonorrhea,” was ...

The annual event brings together scientists, epidemiologists, and public health professionals who have been on the front ...

Most tragic among these is the fact that the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), or disease detective program, was cut. This globally renowned, two-year fellowship is made up of young doctors and ...