Epidemiologists are public health professionals who investigate human diseases. They analyze the patterns of diseases to help reduce the risk of negative outcomes. Looking for clues at the scene of ...

Want to be a disease detective? Applications are pouring in for a little-known program within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials are expecting more interest this year, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Epidemic Intelligence Service has produced a cadre of highly trained public health experts over its 74-year history.

I was lucky — or unlucky — enough to have a front-row seat for one of the most surprising and frightening infectious disease outbreaks in recent history. I was working as a reporter in TIME’s Hong ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Great Alaska Earthquake rocked Anchorage in 1964 and triggered tsunamis along the pacific northwest coast. Researchers suspect ...