Study ranks Va. in top 6 states in bioterrorism preparedness
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WASHINGTON A new federal report says Virginia is among the top six states best prepared to handle bioterrorism. But it also says most states still don&#39;t have statewide response plans.
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Kansas is better prepared than most states to handle a biological attack by terrorists, according to a new national study. But even the people who helped put Kansas in the top quarter
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The nation&#39;s public health system remains woefully unprepared to respond to a crisis, despite repeated government warnings about the possibility of bioterrorism or another health
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The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are advising state and local agencies to be aware that terrorists could target Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals.
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RICHMOND, Va. State health officials are urging healthy Virginians to skip or delay getting flu shots this fall to save the scarce vaccine for people who are at high risk of experiencing serious complications if they catch the disease.
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Better information by officials could have saved lives in a shooting spree on campus at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead, a high-profile independent panel investigating the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history says.
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BOSTON Massachusetts is the least-prepared of all states to handle a bioterrorist attack, according to a study released yesterday.
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The House and Senate have passed legislation that will revamp the Bush administration's $5.6 billion effort to counter bioterrorism threats, reorganizing management of the program and providing struggling companies with periodic cash infusions to help fund their research and testing.
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Massachusetts ranks last in the nation for bioterrorism preparedness, according to a report issued yesterday by a Washington-based health group, but state leaders
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Massachusetts is the least-prepared among all states to handle a bioterrorist attack, according to a new study released yesterday.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has disclosed that information on more than half a million individuals and about 1.3 million non-VA physicians, both living and dead, is missing or might have been stolen. The information was stored on a portable hard drive that was being used by a VA employee at the department's facility in Birmingham, Ala.
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1. Catholic Memorial 2. BC High 3. Reading 4. Waltham 5. Austin Prep 6. Central Catholic 7. Needham 8. Winchester 9. Framingham 10. Woburn 11. Malden Catholic 12. Hingham 13. Duxbury 14. St. John's Prep 15. Westford Academy 16. Arlington 17. Coyle-Casidy 18. Xaverian 19. Weymouth 20. Lynnfield
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WASHINGTON -- States that routinely deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters are better prepared than others to handle bioterrorism, but overall the nation is struggling to develop plans for public health emergencies, according to a study released
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1. Arlington Catholic 2. St. Mary's 3. Boston Latin 4. Falmouth 5. Austin Prep 6. Wakefield 7. Reading 8. Franklin 9. Canton 10. Barnstable 11. Milton 12. Fontbonne 13. Arlington 14. Framingham 15. Marblehead 16. Duxbury 17. Dedham 18. Hingham 19. Woburn 20. Medfield
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Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent anthrax scare, medical experts are still struggling with how best to handle a widespread bioterrorism attack.
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Virginia moved into The Associated Press' men's college basketball Top 25 Monday, giving the Atlantic Coast Conference a record-tying seven teams in the poll.
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ORLANDO, Florida  - Memories of the 2001 anthrax attacks and planning mistakes haunt Dr. Julie Gerberding as she urges government and private companies to prepare for a potential bird flu pandemic.