More than 1 million first responders and emergency managers in the United States now have a science-based chemical decontamination decision tool and updated guidance on how best to decontaminate a massive number of people after chemical exposure...
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency Diagnostics. This task force...
According to this week’s FluView report, seasonal influenza activity increased again this week, reaching a new high for this season. Influenza activity, predominantly driven by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infections this season, is widespread in...
According to this week’s FluView report, seasonal influenza activity increased again this week, reaching a new season high. Influenza activity, predominantly driven by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus infections this season, is widespread in 48 states...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health officials are investigating potential exposures to Brucella strain RB51 (RB51) in 19 states, connected to consuming raw (unpasteurized) milk from Miller’s Biodiversity Farm in...
According to this week’s FluView report, seasonal influenza activity remains elevated overall and increased again over last week’s report. Influenza-like-illness (ILI) is 4.3%, which is above the national baseline of 2.2% and the highest it has...
A medical bioethics expert at Saint Joseph’s University led an interdisciplinary group that published a model for safe injection sites designed to prevent the deaths of thousands of Philadelphians vulnerable to an opioid overdose. The paper...
According to this week’s FluView report, seasonal influenza activity rose again over last week, with the number of states reporting widespread activity increasing from 36 to 45. Deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) is at the...
According to this week’s FluView report, seasonal influenza activity increased nationally and most states are reporting widespread flu activity. CDC also reported another three flu-associated pediatric deaths. H1N1 viruses have been the most...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs...
