In the dozen years she's worked with the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, executive director Brittany Graham has lost count of the people she's seen succumb to British Columbia's toxic drug crisis. Sunday marked eight years to the day since the province declared a public health emergency related to the deadly toxic drug crisis, and Graham said it's a sombre anniversary as she and others in public health reflect on the thousands of deaths. "Last time I did a count it was somewhere in...
Pursuant to Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 390.23 and Chapter 644 of the Texas Transportation Code, Colonel Steven C.
t the intersection of military global health and veterinary medicine, collaboration and innovation are paramount. This was illustrated at the inaugural Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium, Indo-Pacific (VOHIMS, IP) held recently. This symposium marked a significant milestone for the Indo-Pacific region's approach to collaboration and addressing animal, environmental, and human health connections through a One Health approach.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza — aka bird flu — in a person who had contact with dairy cows in Texas. A farmworker on a commercial dairy farm in Texas developed conjunctivitis last week, and subsequently tested positive for bird flu, the agency said. The positive bird flu diagnosis came after milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas tested positive for the...
A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot'in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency.
Delmarva- The Blood Bank of Delmarva announced a blood emergency following a period of low donor turnout stemming from holidays and school breaks. According to the blood bank they currrently only have a 2 to 3 day supply of O negative blood and are also suffering a shortage of platelets. However all donation types are needed. “O-Negative is very
The US and European Commission outlined joint progress towards 6G development and potential AI use cases, following a meeting to discuss an existing trade and technology pact.
A weeks-long heatwave has brought drought and saline intrusion to an area of Tien Giang province, 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of business hub Ho Chi Minh City
JEFFERSON COUNTY (KSNT) - Jefferson County Emergency Management Manager Keith Jeffers said the county may declare an emergency if damage estimates are high enough. On Wednesday night and early Thursday morning Jefferson County was hit with severe weather that caused damage to the north side of the county. Jeffers said he didn't believe there was []
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an emergency declaration Tuesday afternoon for April 10 severe storms and tornadoes.
Chinese officials reportedly told operators to remove foreign chips from their networks by 2027, in an apparent blow to Intel and AMD.
Jordan has declared a state of emergency, state-owned Al Mamlaka news