Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine

Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine News

Many Florida Hospitals Damaged by Hurricane, Evacuating Patients Government agencies are marshalling resources to respond to the destructive storm, with CMS already mulling waivers of certain Medicare, Medicaid rules for healthcare professionals in affected areas.
Medscape Medical News, October 12, 2018
Health Fears Turn From Injury to Disease as Indonesia Quake Toll Rises Above 2,000 Health workers in Indonesia are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people displaced by an earthquake and tsunami, with a lack of shelter and clean water among major problems as the focus turns from injury to disease.
Reuters Health Information, October 10, 2018

5 Things to Watch for After a Hurricane A hurricane can affect a community long after the storm has passed. Here are five things that health professionals should watch for in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
Medscape Public Health, September 28, 2018
Keeping Kids Safe From Gun Injury Is a Universal Goal We all want to keep our children safe, says Colleen Kraft, president of the AAP. Pediatricians can take the lead.
Medscape Pediatrics, May 21, 2018

Nuclear War: Can Physicians Do Anything to Prevent It?
Medscape Public Health, April 18, 2018
What Gunshots Do to Bodies: Docs Speak Out
Medscape Emergency Medicine, April 17, 2018
Physicians Must Speak Out for Gun Control
Medscape Orthopedics, April 6, 2018
Challenging the Gun Culture
Medscape Internal Medicine, March 12, 2018

State, Local, and Territorial Zika Preparedness Activities
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 4, 2018
Contraceptive Use in the Context of Public Health Emergencies
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 14, 2018
What's a Lab to Do During and After a Hurricane?
Laboratory Medicine, July 25, 2018
Immunosuppression, Past Vaccines, and Smallpox Reemergence
Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 27, 2018
A Report of the San Bernardino Terrorist Incident
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, May 2, 2018