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Strange fish behavior in Florida sparks emergency government response
Ripley’s Aquariums plan to take up to six smalltooth sawfish into their facilities. A spokesperson said that a majority of the company’s animal care team will help with the effort, including by transporting sawfish to its Marine Science Research Centers and caring for them.The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium said in a release that it, …
There’s a dengue health emergency in Puerto Rico. What to know about the disease : NPR
Victoria Micieli, director and scientist at the Center for Parasitological and Vector Studies of the national scientific research institute CONICET, classifies different species of mosquitoes at a laboratory in La Plata, in Argentina’s Buenos Aires Province, on Tuesday. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images Victoria Micieli, director …
Apple emergency updates fix 3 new zero-days exploited in attacks
Apple released emergency security updates to patch three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks targeting iPhone and Mac users, for a total of 16 zero-days fixed this year. Two bugs were found in the WebKit browser engine (CVE-2023-41993) and the Security framework (CVE-2023-41991), enabling attackers to bypass signature validation using malicious apps or gain arbitrary …
BGOV Bill Summary: H.R. 8466, Agency Health Emergency Plans
Sept. 26, 2022, 9:03 AM Federal agencies would have to publish plans to protect employees and contractors during a nationwide public health emergency declared for an infectious disease under H.R. 8466. The plans would have to cover: Personal protective equipment that agencies would provide. Procedures for testing, contact tracing, and addressing differences in data related …
New York becomes second major US city to declare health emergency over monkeypox
“We estimate that approximately 150,000 New Yorkers may currently be at risk for monkeypox exposure,” Mayor Eric Adams and Dr. Ashwin Vasan, commissioner of the city’s health and mental hygiene department, said in a joint statement. “This outbreak must be met with urgency, action, and resources, both nationally and globally, and this declaration of a …
Lawmakers push Biden to declare public health emergency on abortion
Comment on this story Comment More than 80 Democratic lawmakers plan to send a letter on Tuesday urging President Biden to issue a national emergency and public health emergency declaration in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade as Biden faces increasing pressure to respond more aggressively to the Supreme Court ruling. “As we …
Emergency Preparedness | VA Caribbean Health Care
Wildfires affect everyone. They can spread fast and harm us. Wildfires are getting bigger and more dangerous. More people are living in areas at risk for wildfires, but we can take action to prepare. Learn how to prepare your household and community. Protect yourself from smoke. When wildfires create smoky conditions it’s important for everyone to reduce …
Defense Health Care: Actions Needed to Improve Billing and Collection of Debt for Civilian Emergency Care
What GAO Found Department of Defense (DOD) documentation and officials have identified several benefits to providing care to civilian emergency patients at DOD medical treatment facilities (MTFs). For example, providing such care can promote the readiness of military health care providers because it increases the volume of patients they treat and allows them to treat …
Public health emergency operation centres: status, gaps and areas for improvement in the Eastern Mediterranean Region – World
Osman M Elmahal 1, Ali Abdullah 1, Manal K Elzalabany 1, Huda Haidar Anan 1, Dalia Samhouri 1, Richard John Brennan 2 Correspondence to Dr Osman M Elmahal; [email protected] Abstract The functionality of Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs) in countries is vital to their response capacity. The article assesses the status of National PHEOCs …
Your Business Culture – Does It Include Emergency Preparedness?
It’s May, officially “Small Business Month” for 2014. The month kicks off with some good news: ADP reported that small businesses added 82,000 jobs in April. And NFIP, the National Federation of Independent Business, reports that its Optimism Index reached 95, a level not seen since October 2007. Good news offset by grim realities This …
