CDC's "disease detectives" apparently spared in DOGE cuts at health agencies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service officers — a group known as the CDC's "disease ...
Spared by DOGE—For Now
The country’s first line of defense against public-health threats has been spared by DOGE—for now.
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CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired ...
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The ‘disease detectives’ dodged a bullet — but another might be coming
While the EIS program has likely been spared this time, the fact that its existence was in jeopardy at all highlights the ...
How the CDC's "disease detectives" respond during public health emergencies
President Trump's government-wide downsizing ultimately spared the CDC's world-renowned epidemic intelligence service, ...
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CDC disease detectives ‘remain in their positions,’ agency says
Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” ...
Trump Cuts Target Next Generation of Scientists and Public Health Leaders
A core group of so-called disease detectives, who track outbreaks, was apparently spared. But other young researchers are out ...
Here's the Extent of the Fallout From Trump's HHS Purge
Eight recent former leaders of federal health agencies under the Biden administration -- including former NIH Director Monica ...
Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures
The program had been created about 10 years ago to help the CDC remedy embarrassing lab-safety failures. The cuts may not ...
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Mass layoffs at Atlanta-based CDC spread shock
The shock waves are spreading after more than 1,000 employees at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were fired over the weekend.