BioFire Diagnostics Inc. has announced that it has obtained the CE IVD Mark under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices for the company's FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel. The FilmArray BCID Panel is designed to help hospitals identify infection-causing organisms in the bloodstream more rapidly than is possible with conventional identification methods.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has announced the allocation of more than $4.3 million in grants to 13 institutions studying ways to develop a better understanding of how certain organic compounds form in the atmosphere.
The Instant Notification System (INS) App provides a way for bomb technicians responding to a suspect device or vehicle to share relevant information with other bomb squads either while en route or at the incident site. Information can be updated with a few clicks on a smartphone dropdown menu after resolution of the incident or during ongoing investigations.
"Antibacterial resistance is a serious and growing public health threat that is endangering the global medical community's ability to effectively treat conditions ranging from simple skin infections to tuberculosis," said Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a major agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
"The security game has changed, and the people on the front lines are not members of some clandestine government agency. They are the IT admins working inside enterprises around the globe who are scrambling to bolster their defenses against a new breed of sophisticated malware," said ThreatTrack Security Chief Executive Officer Julian Waits, Sr.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the results of a survey showing that $384 billion is needed through 2030 for infrastructure improvements that will keep the nation's drinking water safe for all Americans using the system at that time.
Create private spaces anywhere, right where they are needed. The Privacy Cube can be assembled to create a square-shaped area with a variety of emergency response uses: modesty during decontamination; medical surge treatment; responder rehab privacy; crime scene isolation; fatality management; and many more.
Recent severe weather disasters and the start of the Atlantic hurricane season reinforce the need for Americans to familiarize themselves with the look, sound, and authenticity of real-time Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs). To encourage, educate, and empower Americans to identify WEAs so they can take the steps needed to prepare for emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Ad Council are unveiling new public service advertisements.
"Our latest industrial-strength tablet not only withstands the harshest elements, but also is loaded with features that make it the ideal unit for both industrial workers inside a building as well as workers out in the field," commented Jen Chen, GammaTech president.
The National Preparedness Report (NPR) summarizes progress the nation has made in building, sustaining, and delivering the 31 core capabilities outlined in the National Preparedness Goal across all five mission areas identified in Presidential Policy Directive 8. This report marks the second annual NPR, updating and expanding upon findings from the 2012 NPR.
