The potential consequences of an attack on the industrial control systems used in the food industry include contaminated food that threatens public health, physical harm to workers, destroyed equipment, environmental damage, and massive financial losses for companies. Keep Reading
Bacteria are increasingly developing ways of resisting antibiotics, threatening a future in which patients could become untreatable, doctors have warned. Keep Reading
Decades of nuclear energy research at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Idaho National Laboratory produced two forms of high-level radioactive waste: liquid sodium-bearing waste and granular calcine waste. DOE is required to treat all 2 million gallons of this waste and prepare it for removal from Idaho by 2035. Keep Reading
Facebook has pledged to ensure users can separate fact from fiction when it comes to vaccines, across its platforms from Facebook Search, to Groups, Pages and forums. Keep Reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on September 4 more than $1.8 billion in funding to states to continue the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the opioid crisis by expanding access to treatment and supporting near real-time data on the drug overdose crisis. Keep Reading
We don’t have a lot of staff, and turnover has an impact on preparedness. Training is ongoing just to maintain acceptable levels of preparedness. Keep Reading
A full chemical attack alert was triggered after a self-styled "Muslim Slayer" sent fake poison to the Queen with a letter saying: "The Clowns R Coming 4 You", a court has heard. Keep Reading
WHO calls for the full force of all partners to respond and increase their presence in the field to stop Ebola and to address humanitarian crisis. Keep Reading
BARDA also will continue to work with Merck on advanced development of V920, also known as rVSV-ZEBOV, toward obtaining FDA licensure. Keep Reading
Without urgent action, water quality will continue to deteriorate, impacting human health, massively reducing food production and, consequently, driving mass migration and stalling economic progress. Keep Reading
