Ebola ‘No Longer Incurable’ as Drug Combo Tried in DRC Outbreak
Among all patients who took the drugs, those treated with REGN-EB3 had a mortality rate of 29%, while those who got mAb-114 had a mortality rate of 34%. Keep Reading
Lyme Disease: Why Some Are Calling It the Next Pandemic
In the U.S. alone, the Centers for Disease Control says there are some 30,000 cases a year, but the CDC concedes the number is likely significantly higher than that. Keep Reading
Killer Global Health Threats Should Be Treated Like Terrorism, Says Chief Medical Officer
Dame Sally Davies said the UK must adopt a similar approach to global health as does with its counter-terrorism (CONTEST) strategy. Keep Reading
Ebola Survivor Dr. Kent Brantly Returning to Africa as Medical Missionary
The tears came last summer as the Christian physician visited with Dottie Schulz, a missionary care volunteer with Texas-based Mission Resource Network. Keep Reading
Biodefense Strategy Implementation Too Fledgling to Predict Efficacy, GAO Finds
The biodefense enterprise is the whole combination of systems at every level of government and the private sector that contribute to protecting the nation. Keep Reading
‘We Know Better Than This’: As Ebola Outbreak Rages, the World Just Watches
When last epidemic was over, world leaders took a solemn vow: never again. Health officials studied the failures of their sluggish and haphazard response. Keep Reading
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorized to Prepare, Respond and Recover from Disasters
Congress passed the first Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act in 2006, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, to drive better federal disaster health support. Keep Reading
U.S. in ‘Worse Shape’ to Face Flu Pandemic Than 15 Years Ago, Warns Steven Hatfill
Biodefense expert wrongly accused in anthrax letters calls "alarming" the emergence of micro-outbreak strains. Keep Reading
The Author of ‘World War Z’ Is Worried About Germ Warfare
What if the next attack comes not from bacteria like anthrax but from a virus like the 1918 influenza? What if someone smuggles the disease out of a lab? Keep Reading
Can Government Keep Up with Innovation Pace to Save Us from Pandemics, Bioattacks?
Burr argues for quick deployment: "I've never believed that our population could potentially be at more risk." Keep Reading
