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NewsHospital emergency preparedness shows some holes
While nearly every U.S. hospitals surveyed had response plans for at least one hazard related to epidemics/pandemics, biological, chemical, nuclear/radiological, explosive/incendiary, or natural Read more...
H1N1 flu pandemic is over, World Health Organization announces
The 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic is officially over, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee and WHO Director-General, Dr. Margaret Read more...
Study: Early vaccinations could cut H1N1-related deaths
To blunt the impact of the H1N1 pandemic, which should be beginning to spike as you read this, vaccinations should start as quickly as possible, according to new research. Researchers with Stanford Read more...
H1N1 flu could overtax hospital bed capacity
If the spread of the H1N1 virus isn't contained well, and 35 percent of the population gets the flu, at least 15 states could run out of hospital beds as the pandemic peaks, according to a new Read more...
OIG: At least five states aren't pandemic-ready
The HHS Office of the Inspector General has just released a report concluding that at least five states aren't ready for a pandemic such as the H1N1 virus, despite six years of funding and planning Read more...
Study: Swine flu vaccines may not arrive in time to beat fall infection spike
Let's hope that the more pessimistic estimates of swine flu spread aren't accurate. If so, things could get a bit ugly in October, when another outbreak of the H1N1 virus is expected to peak. Read more...
Stanford Hospital tests drive-through ED to control pandemic diseases
Though it might sound a bit comical at first--"Hey, doctor, can I have a hamburger, some fries and a throat culture?"--Stanford Hospital hospital's new drive-through ED has a deadly serious purpose. Read more...
Report: One in six public health workers would stay home in flu emergency
This isn't encouraging news: A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has concluded that if there were a pandemic flu emergency, roughly one in six public health workers Read more...
Primary care group outlines swine flu management plan
Emergency departments are increasingly being hit with inflows of patients fearful that they have the H1N1 influenza virus, otherwise known as swine flu. Hoping to help hospitals manage the problem, Read more...
Lack of flu supplies a potential problem
If we hope to make it through the throes of the next flu season, we'd better increase our stock of supplies in a hurry. The Boston Globe reports that the arrival of swine flu in the United States Read more...
| Press ReleasesFirst U.S. cell-based flu vaccine plant set for dedicationFacility’s ability to produce cell-based pandemic flu vaccine marks historic change WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The first U.S. facility to use a faster and more flexible technology to make Read more >> Filligent’s BioFriend™ BioMask™ Wins FDA Clearance For First Ever Anti-Viral Face MaskFDA grants new classification for revolutionary technology, heralding a new era of pandemic protection and infection control RURAL HALL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Filligent Limited has received Read more >> Survey of Nurses from America’s Leading Hospitals: 93 Percent Feel Hospitals More Prepared to Handle Flu Season Demands ThSurvey Reveals High Confidence that Hospitals have Improved their Flu Preparedness; Illuminates Need for HAI Education ROSWELL, Ga. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As the height of the flu season Read more >> New Study Finds Less than Half of Essential Workers Are Willing to Report to Work During a Serious Pandemic12% of workers would choose to quit or retire rather than report for work Non-illness absenteeism may be reduced by a focus on worker protection and support Although first responders willingly put Read more >> Code for Success: Munroe Regional Uses High-tech Tool in New WayFlorida Hospital Using Advanced LiveProcess Code-Calling Techniques to Improve Care, Beat National Average in “Door to Balloon” Time VERONA, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Munroe Regional Hospital System in Read more >> |
