Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an integral part of the public health workforce. Originally established in the field of STD […]
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
For decades, disease intervention specialists have worked on the front lines of public health, defending against the spread of sexually […]
Jun 2021
DIS work in health departments, community health centers, and other similar locations to perform contact tracing, partner services, and emergency […]
Jun 2021
On June 18, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services […]
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Oct 2020
ProPublica’s James Bandler, Patricia Callahan, Sebastian Rotella and Kirsten Berg tell how the world’s greatest public health organization was brought […]
Oct 2020
With fears of a “twindemic” in the United States this fall, here’s a guide to understanding what’s making you feel […]
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Oct 2020
Nicholas Florko writes in STAT that when President Trump unveiled Operation Warp Speed in May, he declared that it was “unlike anything […]
Sep 2020
Speaking to STAT’s Helen Branswell, philanthropist Bill Gates, who has long warned of the need to prepare for pandemics, is dumbfounded by […]
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Sep 2020
Once a reliable vaccine exists, it won’t stop the pandemic unless most people are willing to take it. Economics provides […]
Sep 2020
STAT’s Helen Branswell reports that a new report that aims to prioritize groups to receive Covid-19 vaccine focuses on who […]