House bill calls for White House biodefense advisor  May 10, 2012

FEMA's first national preparedness report cites progress, gaps  May 8, 2012

Twin Cities medicine-by-mail test called successful  May 7, 2012

NIH preparing tool to help labs cope with new DURC policy  May 1, 2012

NSABB member says officials stacked deck for board's H5N1 decision  Apr 13, 2012

H5N1 mutations, other details unveiled at H5N1 meeting  Apr 3, 2012

NSABB reverses recommendation on H5N1 studies  Mar 30, 2012

US debuts life sciences dual-use research policy  Mar 29, 2012

Scientists volley ahead of more dual-use H5N1 debate  Mar 28, 2012

NEWS SCAN: Change of plan for Army lab, contract for flu drug, reassortant H3N2 in turkeys, US TB rate, measles in Europe  Mar 22, 2012

Twin Cities to test mass delivery of emergency meds by mail  Mar 21, 2012

NEWS SCAN: Cost jump for ag defense lab, pneumococcal vaccine in kids, Olympics measles warning  Mar 20, 2012

Research on contagious H5N1 viruses: Space suits needed?  Mar 6, 2012

Details of H5N1 study spark queries from congressman, experts  Mar 5, 2012

With new data, NSABB may revisit H5N1 studies  Feb 29, 2012

NEWS SCAN: Biodefense funding, ag defense lab left out, Western Pacific leprosy  Feb 15, 2012

Forum: H5N1 research tussle shows need for clear policies  Feb 15, 2012

Workshop: National biosurveillance system has long way to go  Feb 14, 2012

NBSB starts work on new medical countermeasure review  Feb 2, 2012

Battle over H5N1 research continues in media, journals  Jan 30, 2012

NEWS SCAN: BARDA broad-spectrum antibiotic contract, PFCs and immune response, Listeria at salmon plant  Jan 25, 2012

HHS issues medical surge guidance for healthcare systems  Jan 25, 2012

NEWS SCAN: New NBSB members, lessons from measles outbreak, poor-quality malaria drugs  Jan 19, 2012

Experts say US needs better tracking of lab accidents  Jan 5, 2012

US government urges journals to omit details of two H5N1 studies  Dec 20, 2011

Preparedness report card spells out programs at risk for cuts  Dec 20, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Boston biolab review, polio in China  Dec 15, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Clinton's warning on bioterrorism, biodefense bill progress, norovirus vaccine, antivirals and abnormal behavior  Dec 7, 2011

H5N1 transmission experiment stirs concern  Nov 17, 2011

NEWS SCAN: National emergency test, persistent H1N1 antibodies, Thai lepto warning, possible polio patch, 'sharps' disposal  Nov 8, 2011

GAO urges feds to take stock of state, local biosurveillance  Nov 2, 2011

GAO finds gaps in bioterror countermeasure planning, budgeting  Oct 27, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Airborne agent detectors, assay for anthrax and plague, HAI declines, EU measles cases  Oct 19, 2011

NIH contracts target broad-spectrum therapies for bioterror threats  Oct 14, 2011

Biodefense report card says US still unprepared  Oct 12, 2011

BARDA: Many biodefense products to mature within 5 years  Oct 6, 2011

Report: 395 mishaps at US labs risked releasing select agents  Sep 28, 2011

Preparedness law renewal proceeds with minor tweaks  Sep 22, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Bioterror program nixed, measles from Malaysia, global antibiotic-resistance trends  Sep 22, 2011

CDC sees steady progress on state, local preparedness  Sep 20, 2011

State funding a concern after decade of preparedness gains  Sep 7, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Broad-spectrum antibiotic, training for food testing, H5N1 in ducks, malaria control  Sep 7, 2011

Public health leaders cite lessons of 2001 anthrax attacks  Sep 1, 2011

HHS announces $613 million in 2011 preparedness grants  Aug 15, 2011

NEWS SCAN: CDC emergency guide, terms for resistant bacteria, E coli gene clues, HVAC sampling for bioterror agents  Jul 28, 2011

Renewal of 2006 preparedness law advances in US House  Jul 28, 2011

HHS says countermeasures program making progress  Jul 26, 2011

NEWS SCAN: IV fluids and HUS, E coli DNA test, varicella vaccine and mortality, FDA research needs  Jul 25, 2011

Panel calls for refining, paring select-agent list  Jun 15, 2011

Public health groups sound warning about preparedness cuts  May 19, 2011

Senate starts work on preparedness law reauthorization  May 18, 2011

NRC seeks changes in US vaccine program for biodefense workers  May 12, 2011

HHS reports hospital preparedness gains across nation  May 6, 2011

NRC seeks detailed risk assessment for Army biodefense lab  May 2, 2011

Federal preparedness advisers approve disaster research recommendations  Apr 28, 2011

FDA strategic plan promises new food safety approaches  Apr 21, 2011

CDC releases preparedness guidelines for states, localities  Apr 14, 2011

Federal shutdown would slow but not stop disease-control efforts  Apr 8, 2011

NEWS SCAN: BSL-3 lab opposed, norovirus vaccine tested  Mar 15, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Egyptian H5N1 cases, more H5N1 outbreaks, vaccine-narcolepsy probe, anthrax testing  Mar 7, 2011

GAO's federal duplication report cites problems in public health  Mar 3, 2011

Proposed budget trims preparedness funds, boosts FDA  Feb 14, 2011

NEWS SCAN: UK decontamination guide, yellow fever vaccine campaign, polio support  Feb 1, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Fighting bioterrorism, ricin vaccine, food registry report, cholera aid  Jan 21, 2011

NEWS SCAN: Biodefense research, cholera vaccination, early H1N1 in Taiwan, avian flu in Myanmar, IV zanamivir  Jan 19, 2011

HHS names 6 new members to biodefense advisory panel  Jan 4, 2011

Report: Bleak economy threatens state preparedness gains  Dec 14, 2010

NEWS SCAN: Ag defense site, Salmonella outbreak over, cholera update, H1N1 in UK  Dec 13, 2010

NEWS SCAN: Biosecurity in Africa, E coli cases up, Euro H1N1 lessons, Australian disease response, polio risk, antibiotic resistance  Nov 15, 2010

HHS guidance aims to prevent misuse of synthetic DNA  Oct 13, 2010

NEWS SCAN: Funds for anthrax, dengue vaccines; BioWatch assessment; flu vaccine strains; cholera in Africa; chikungunya in China  Oct 8, 2010

CDC says state and local preparedness improving  Sep 21, 2010

BARDA contracts target countermeasures, pandemic vaccine  Sep 21, 2010

NEWS SCAN: Preparedness funding, health security report, pasteurized milk contamination, adolescent vaccine coverage  Aug 19, 2010

HHS sees greater federal role in building biodefense tools  Aug 19, 2010

Twin Cities mail carriers prepare to deliver biodefense drugs  Aug 4, 2010

NEWS SCAN: Pandemic, bioterror funds kept intact; H5N1 death; vectorborne disease funding  Jul 28, 2010

NEWS SCAN: New smallpox vaccine delivered, biodefense funding targeted  Jul 13, 2010

HHS announces $390 million in grants for hospital preparedness  Jul 8, 2010

NEWS SCAN: US biosurveillance strategy, H5N1 in Indonesia, food-recall phone apps  Jul 2, 2010

DHS business preparedness certification program takes shape  Jun 15, 2010

Advisory panel urges renewal of US biodefense efforts  Mar 26, 2010

Report: For biodefense, US needs closer ties to industry  Feb 12, 2010

HHS advisors face short deadline for analyzing biodefense  Feb 10, 2010

Major review of biodefense measures to start soon  Feb 9, 2010

Federal budget proposal boosts food safety, biodefense  Feb 1, 2010

Report: US flunks on ability to blunt bio attack  Jan 26, 2010

Obama spurs plans to deliver drugs by mail after bio attack  Dec 31, 2009

TFAH says pandemic response shows strengths, weaknesses  Dec 15, 2009

CDC's Rich Besser takes TV news post  Jul 30, 2009

Choice of NYC's Frieden to lead CDC wins praise  May 15, 2009

NIOSH revises advice to protect responders from airborne pathogens  Apr 7, 2009

Rand says program to boost bioterrorism readiness works  Mar 25, 2009

CDC's preparedness chief named acting director  Jan 27, 2009

US preparedness report card decries funding lag  Dec 9, 2008

DHS picks Kansas site for new animal disease lab  Dec 5, 2008

HHS releases draft of national vaccine plan  Dec 4, 2008

Firm says weakened smallpox vaccine has good safety profile  Nov 14, 2008

FDA adjusts rules on prior notice of food imports  Nov 10, 2008

DOD advisors outline biodefense priorities for next president  Nov 7, 2008

Study: Media can distort public's views on infectious diseases  Nov 5, 2008

US urged to launch major campaign against emerging diseases  Oct 29, 2008

GAO says tighter security needed at two BSL-4 labs  Oct 22, 2008

US antiterrorism rules restrict vaccine exports  Oct 17, 2008

Rand report proposes standards for mass antibiotic dispensing  Oct 15, 2008

Two firms win NIAID support for Ebola-Marburg vaccines  Oct 8, 2008

CDC funds research on public health preparedness  Oct 7, 2008

Public health groups report emergency preparedness gains  Sep 30, 2008

Emergent garners $29 million for new anthrax vaccine  Sep 26, 2008

US awards contracts in hunt for versatile biodefense drugs  Sep 23, 2008

Lab lapses sparked anthrax false alarm in Idaho  Sep 11, 2008

Policy group calls US biodefense progress mediocre  Sep 10, 2008

HHS funds work on new anthrax antitoxin  Sep 9, 2008

Anthrax probe prompts concerns about military labs  Aug 26, 2008

HHS evaluates proposals for new anthrax vaccine  Aug 12, 2008

BioWatch demands on state labs called burdensome  Jul 24, 2008

DHS aims for faster detection of airborne pathogens  Jul 22, 2008

More efforts look outside the box for outbreak signals  Jul 21, 2008

GAO reports progress, pitfalls in state medical surge planning  Jul 14, 2008

Leak from proposed ag lab could cost billions  Jul 3, 2008

HHS announces preparedness grants for public health, hospitals  Jun 3, 2008

Critical care panel tackles disaster preparation, surge capacity, rationing  May 13, 2008

HHS names chief for biodefense research agency  Apr 18, 2008

CDC funding varies widely by state, report says  Apr 2, 2008

Report ranks cities' terrorist attack risks  Mar 11, 2008

NIH responds to worries about Boston biodefense lab  Mar 6, 2008

Texas A&M fined $1 million for lab safety lapses  Feb 21, 2008

CDC says state preparedness much improved since 2001  Feb 20, 2008

Biodefense research watchdog group disbands  Feb 13, 2008

HHS budget proposal cuts state preparedness, boosts food safety  Feb 4, 2008

Study finds live operators are key to disease hotline success  Jan 8, 2008

Funding cuts said to threaten states' preparedness progress  Dec 18, 2007

Panel faults NIH risk assessment for Boston biodefense lab  Dec 5, 2007

HHS issues guide for using call centers in emergencies  Nov 8, 2007

White House aims to transform public health preparedness  Oct 22, 2007

House committee airs safety concerns about biodefense labs  Oct 4, 2007

Wisconsin lab broke Ebola rules, watchdog group says  Sep 25, 2007

Biosafety lapses reported at 3 more Texas labs  Sep 19, 2007

Texas A&M chief vows to fix biodefense lab problems  Sep 6, 2007

CDC details problems at Texas A&M biodefense lab  Sep 5, 2007

UN sets up bioweapons treaty support team  Aug 29, 2007

Report says problems hobble US biosurveillance system  Aug 16, 2007

Student treated after anthrax spill in Mississippi lab  Aug 14, 2007

Medical groups announce agenda for improving disaster response  Jul 24, 2007

HHS, DHS fund public health preparedness and emergency response  Jul 18, 2007

HHS to give states $430 million for hospital preparedness  Jul 11, 2007

CDC suspends work at Texas A&M biodefense lab  Jul 3, 2007

HHS to set up biodefense advisory board  Jun 20, 2007

New global disease-control rules take effect  Jun 15, 2007

Syndromic surveillance: faulty alarm system or useful tool?  May 16, 2007

FDA lists 2 respirators as offering disease protection  May 9, 2007

Poll shows many unready for public health crisis  May 8, 2007

HHS offers plan for defense against biological threats  Apr 25, 2007

Interpol official warns of bioterror threat  Mar 20, 2007

Survey says public health workers lag in preparedness  Feb 13, 2007

Proposed US budget boosts pandemic readiness, stalls biodefense capacity  Feb 7, 2007

State progress on health preparedness called slow  Dec 19, 2006

Congress passes public health preparedness bill  Dec 15, 2006

CDC rates hospital bioterrorism preparedness  Dec 11, 2006

Gene chip test can identify wide range of pathogens  Dec 7, 2006

HHS issues planning guide for mass casualty events  Nov 20, 2006

APHA projects big decline in public health workforce  Sep 1, 2006

FDA has new test for possible bioterror agents  Aug 4, 2006

Broad health preparedness bill advances in Senate  Jul 19, 2006

DHS starts work on $128 million biodefense center  Jun 27, 2006

IOM: Emergency health system unprepared for disasters  Jun 20, 2006

HHS offers states $1.2 billion for bioterrorism readiness  Jun 9, 2006

DHS-CDC deal to share travelers' data draws fire  Apr 27, 2006

US official admits problems in BioShield program  Apr 12, 2006

Public health preparedness still lagging, group says  Dec 7, 2005

CDC seeks comments on critical public health needs  Dec 5, 2005

Physicians falter on test of bioterrorism awareness  Sep 28, 2005

US quarantine system needs strategic leadership, IOM says  Sep 9, 2005

New biosafety level 4 lab breaks ground at UTMB, Galveston  Aug 11, 2005

HHS sets up board to combat misuse of biotech research  Jul 1, 2005

Public health informatics training program announced  Jun 8, 2005

Two schools added to biodefense research network  Jun 1, 2005

WHO updates rules to prevent spread of disease  May 24, 2005

New federal bioterrorism funds tied to specific goals  May 23, 2005

Improvements in state terrorism preparedness come at a price  May 12, 2005

NIAID awards first Project Bioshield grants  May 10, 2005

Proposed budget cuts state biodefense funds, boosts drug stockpile  Feb 11, 2005

US issues response plan for terrorism, disasters  Jan 7, 2005

Report: Most states still unready for bioterrorism  Dec 22, 2004

Leavitt nominated as new HHS secretary  Dec 13, 2004

Departing HHS chief cites pandemic flu, food tampering as top concerns  Dec 3, 2004

NIH funds research on how pathogens trigger immune response  Nov 2, 2004

Links between human and animal disease surveillance growing  Sep 21, 2004

Bush signs BioShield legislation  Jul 21, 2004

House sends BioShield bill to Bush  Jul 16, 2004

Public health worker shortage could imperil terrorism preparedness  Jun 22, 2004

Public health worker shortage could imperil terrorism preparedness  Jun 22, 2004

Public health preparedness grants to total $849 million  Jun 17, 2004

CDC issues bioterrorism-response guidebook for coroners  Jun 11, 2004

HHS to shift some biodefense funds from states to cities  Jun 7, 2004

HHS allocates $498 million for hospital preparedness  May 27, 2004

Senate passes 'Bioshield' bill  May 20, 2004

Reorganization aims to boost CDC's preparedness impact  May 14, 2004

NIH funds computer modeling of disease outbreaks, responses  May 7, 2004

Bush administration catalogs biodefense gains, promises more  Apr 28, 2004

NIOSH certifies two gas masks for first responders  Mar 18, 2004

New board to advise on 'dual use' research, announces HHS  Mar 4, 2004

Bioterrorist attack might trigger mass mailing of antibiotics  Feb 20, 2004

Bush seeks to expand surveillance for bioterrorism  Jan 29, 2004

States' progress in health preparedness called modest  Dec 12, 2003

Scientists create functioning virus in 2 weeks  Nov 14, 2003

USDA will issue temporary permits to handle 'select agents'  Nov 11, 2003

Epidemiology work force has grown, but not enough, says CDC  Oct 31, 2003

Expert offers plan to make federal biodefense program more coherent  Oct 29, 2003

To block terrorists, panel calls for more screening of research  Oct 10, 2003

NIAID funds 11 new biodefense labs  Oct 1, 2003

NIAID report claims great progress in biodefense research  Sep 30, 2003

Johns Hopkins biodefense experts head in new direction  Sep 23, 2003

NIAID launches program to apply immunology to biodefense  Sep 17, 2003

HHS awards funds for bioterrorism preparedness training  Sep 15, 2003

HHS funds regional biodefense research centers  Sep 5, 2003

HHS releases $1.4 billion to states for public health preparedness  Sep 4, 2003

First responders worried about safety gear for chem, bio hazards  Aug 25, 2003

Report says bioterrorist attack on US seaport could cost trillions  Jul 28, 2003

House passes Bioshield bill to promote bioterrorism defenses  Jul 19, 2003

HHS to expand mobile public health force  Jul 9, 2003

Biodefense talent shortage said to threaten nation's preparedness  Jul 8, 2003

Influenza virus seen as possible bioterrorism weapon  Jul 8, 2003

First responders called unprepared for terrorist attacks  Jun 30, 2003

HHS offers tool to assess hospital staff needs for bioterrorism response  Jun 27, 2003

D. A. Henderson sees reasons for concern, hope in infectious disease realm  Jun 13, 2003

US still underinvested in public health, CDC chief says  May 20, 2003

Multistate exercise tests response to biological, radiological attacks  May 12, 2003

Genetic blueprint of Q fever pathogen decoded  Apr 16, 2003

HHS to distribute $1.4 billion in biodefense funds to states  Mar 20, 2003

Senate panel approves 'BioShield,' nixes smallpox compensation plan  Mar 20, 2003

U.S. raises terrorism alert, steps up food and health security  Mar 19, 2003

US should lead in battling global microbial threats, says IOM  Mar 18, 2003

BioWatch program aims for nationwide detection of airborne pathogens  Feb 26, 2003

National ad campaign urges Americans to prepare for terrorist threats  Feb 24, 2003

Citing reports on Al Qaida, feds raise threat level to 'high'  Feb 7, 2003

Bush initiative would promote new defenses against bioterror diseases  Jan 29, 2003

CDC expands security guidelines for labs handling dangerous pathogens  Dec 6, 2002

Homeland Security law leaves HHS in control of bioterrorism preparedness  Nov 22, 2002

Most public health agencies making progress on preparedness, survey finds  Nov 12, 2002

Managed care group gets CDC grant to watch patient data for signs of attack  Oct 2, 2002

CDC sees no evidence of bioterrorism in spread of West Nile virus  Sep 19, 2002

MMWR will post terrorism-related reports ahead of schedule  Sep 11, 2002

IOM says military vaccine program needs revamping, more money  Sep 11, 2002

Value of 'syndromic surveillance' for bioterrorism unclear from post-Sep 11 experience  Sep 10, 2002

CDC touts improvements in terrorism-response capability over past year  Aug 29, 2002

HHS lists members of Council on Public Health Preparedness  Aug 26, 2002

House backs keeping HHS in charge of bioterrorism preparedness  Jul 22, 2002

Homeland security strategy report calls for numerous biodefense initiatives  Jul 17, 2002

Public health groups see fragmentation in Homeland Security Department plan  Jul 9, 2002

Julie Gerberding named director of CDC  Jul 3, 2002

New bioterrorism law aims to boost public health, guard food and water  Jun 13, 2002

Proposed Homeland Security Department would take over bioterrorism-related work  Jun 7, 2002

HHS announces $747 million in biodefense grants to states and cities  Jun 7, 2002

Congress approves wide-ranging bioterrorism preparedness bill  May 24, 2002

Public health faces severe labor shortage, says HHS bioterrorism expert  May 21, 2002

HHS offers advice on guarding building air systems from terrorist attack  May 10, 2002

Jerome Hauer to succeed D. A. Henderson in public health preparedness post  May 7, 2002

State public health emergency bills getting favorable reception  Apr 12, 2002

Emergency responders see need for better safety gear and training  Apr 8, 2002

Team of four will lead CDC until new director is named  Apr 3, 2002

President Bush moves to fill NIH and surgeon general positions  Mar 27, 2002

NIAID releases lengthy bioterrorism research agenda  Mar 18, 2002

CDC director to leave post March 31  Feb 25, 2002

HHS supplies funds for academic centers for public health preparedness  Feb 7, 2002

Proposed 2003 HHS budget includes a 45% boost in bioterrorism-related spending  Feb 6, 2002

HHS announces states' shares of bioterrorism preparedness funds  Feb 1, 2002

Bioterrorist attack likely would force rationing of medical care, says CDC physician  Jan 31, 2002

State health emergency laws aren't ready for bioterrorism, says expert  Jan 30, 2002

Bush proposes five-fold rise in NIH bioterrorism research for 2003  Jan 28, 2002

HHS to release $200 million in bioterrorism preparedness funds to states  Jan 28, 2002

Public could play positive role in response to bioterrorism, experts say  Jan 4, 2002

Congress approves $2.5 billion for bioterrorism preparedness  Dec 21, 2001

House passes $2.9 billion authorization for bioterrorism preparedness  Dec 13, 2001

HHS announces new bioterrorism research initiatives  Dec 10, 2001

Quarantine not likely to be best tool for halting bioterrorism-related disease, experts say  Dec 5, 2001

Thompson presents model state legislation for public health emergencies  Nov 9, 2001

D. A. Henderson to direct new Office of Public Health Preparedness  Nov 6, 2001