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The U.S. National Disaster Medical System in decline
FEMA is not the only agency the decline of which was accelerated by being folded into DHS: NDMS is another sad example
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HHS budget cuts $120 million from pandemic preparation, shifts money to rural health delivery
To overcome House objections to initial HHS budget proposal, money aimed to prepare for avian flu was shifted to other purposes, one hopes this is only temporary
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Surprising state health preparedness ranking
Believe or not: South Carolina ranks first among states on preparedness for medical disaster; Iowa and New Hampshire rank last
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Three years ago, Butler claimed that dangerous bioterror pathogens were stolen from his lab; the hoax put the nation on edge, and he went to jail
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TSA rationalizes airport security, emphasizing risk-based priorities
TSA emphasizes technology, explosives detection
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Direct funding of companies and pipeline approach to BioShield program defy convention
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Trust for Americas Health releases state-by-state bioterror scores
Most states failing, according to new report
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North Carolina bioterror surveillance system receives health IT award
NC DETECT wins award for helping public health officials to monitor disease outbreak
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Final food security rule issued by FDA under Bioterrorism Act
New rule covers record-keeping related to human and animal food
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Bioterrorism chief Stewart Simonson taking heat
Simonson is on the losing end of this battle
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Congress impatient with BioShields anti-radiation moves
HHS under heavy scrutiny from industry and Congress
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RAE shows personal radiation detector
RAE shows intrinsically safe personal detection equipment
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The long view
Ransomware Attacks: Death Threats, Endangered Patients and Millions of Dollars in Damages
A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a company that processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and deals with 1 in 3 patient records in the United States, is continuing to cause massive disruptions nearly three weeks later. The incident, which started on February 21, has been called the “most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system” by the American Hospital Association. It is just the latest example of an increasing trend.