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Biomedical experiments and public safety

(NPR – The Diane Rehm Show) Two leading scientific journals have been asked not to publish details of research into the deadly bird flu virus. The research involved creating a highly transmissible version of H5N1. The scientists hope to gain valuable data that could lead to a vaccine. But the National Science Advisory Board for  Read More »

House, Senate Look to PAHPA Reauthorization to Stoke Biodefense Initiave

(Genetic Engineering News) The array of federal biodefense programs created in the years after 9/11 is on track to remain in place through federal fiscal year 2018. There will also be some new provisions that officials hope will encourage more development of medical …

The Erosion of U.S. Emergency Preparedness

(Huffington Post) Since September 11 and anthrax, we’ve released the “Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters and Bioterrorism”; in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Over the past ten years, the report has documented how …

House panel wants more details on smallpox drug contract

(Los Angeles Times) Dr. Donald A. “DA” Henderson, who led the eradication of smallpox and later served as a bioterrorism advisor in the Bush administration, said he did not view smallpox as an imminent menace. “As a threat, it’s way down the list,” Henderson said in an …

Preparedness report card spells out programs at risk for cuts

(CIDRAP) Public health programs that detect and respond to bioterror events and disease outbreaks are at risk from federal and state budget cuts, a threat that could worsen over the next year if automatic across-the-board cuts kick …

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