The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security's Customs & Border Protection (CBP) will begin new layers of entry screening at five U.S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Smiths Detection recently introduced the IONSCAN600 - its next-generation explosives trace detector for use in global aviation and infrastructure security. Its small, portable design, combined with ease-of-use, reduces the cost and time of screening for a range of high-threat explosives.
An experimental vaccine to protect people against H7N9 avian influenza prompted immune responses in 59 percent of volunteers who received two injections at the lowest dosage tested, but only if the vaccine was mixed with adjuvant a substance that boosts the bodys response to vaccination.
Wide-ranging National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants that were recently announced will encourage development of new strategies to analyze and leverage the explosion of increasingly complex biomedical data sets, often referred to as big data.
LASER Learning has certified, under the UK Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), the RescueSim Virtual Incident Command training delivered by Peter Stanley Training. The training course using the RescueSim simulators was accredited as being equal to 20 hours of guided learning.
To strengthen the safety of medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized manufacturer recommendations to help manage cybersecurity risks and better protect patient health and information.
Potential tests to help doctors diagnose influenza sooner and more accurately will advance in development under contracts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. The tests could help boost influenza pandemic preparedness by increasing diagnostic capabilities in doctors' offices, clinics, and hospitals.
The Iowa Department of Public Health selected the ImageTrend Inc.s cloud-based software for statewide emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma records. The digital records will provide statewide data analysis and reporting, which likely will improve treatments and patient outcomes.
The Obama Administration recently issued "U.S. Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern" to help ensure that the nation's vitally important research efforts in the life sciences are carried out safely and in ways that minimize the risk of use for unintended purposes.
A University of Texas at Arlington research team says that recently identified radiation detection properties of a light-emitting nanostructure built in its laboratory could open doors for homeland security and medical advances.
