Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a June 8 call for clinicians on an outbreak of fungal meningitis in patients who received procedures under epidural anesthesia at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico. To date, over 200 U.S. citizens have been exposed to these procedures between Jan…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health departments in the United States about two confirmed outbreaks of Marburg virus disease.
For more than a year, we’ve seen heartbreaking images from the war in Ukraine.
Key takeaways for rural health care organizations in managing a public health crisis.
The Mississippi Hospital Association Cares Fund, created in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, is accepting donations to help Mississippi hospital employees directly affected by the recent tornado.
March 29, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic, opioid crisis and mpox outbreak. Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. Severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Kentucky. Wildfires and straight-line winds in New Mexico.
AHA comments on the Request for Information on the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA).
The Food and Drug Administration last week reported on its fiscal year 2022 activities to support medical countermeasures, as required by the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week released a report recommending changes to streamline its Public Assistance Program based on feedback from stakeholders interviewed by an independent advisory committee.