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With the increase in mass shootings in the United States, many parents are looking to talk to their children about the topic. Pediatric Mental Health expert, Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, gives advice in  a video interview on how to start conversations with children or what to do if they have…

Those who survive mass shootings may experience extremely intense trauma, PTSD, and survivors’ guilt. Clinical psychologist Capt. Richard Schobitz speaks about the importance of creating a healing community; many different roles, such as medical professionals in hospitals, therapists, and the…

Medical trainees in England, a role equivalent to medical residents in the United States, were recently surveyed about their knowledge surrounding their respective hospitals’ Major Incident Plan. Findings are that for major disaster situations that can happen to hospitals, more than half of the…

Facebook announced last week that it will treat incorrect medical information as spam or clickbait articles in order to address the growing issue. Social media platforms are celebrated as a means for people to connect and stay connected with others, however, this has also created platforms for…

Rideshare apps like Lyft and Uber have global operation centers that monitor the world for crisis situations, paying particular attention to how their role as rideshare services plays into the larger picture of disaster response. Lyft recently published its disaster response plans as one of their…

This year, there has been an unusually large increase in the number of dengue cases in Thailand. Not all of the rise in numbers, however, may be due to actual rises in cases. The increased use of a screening test for dengue, NS1 antigen test, may mean that just more cases are being reported. Other…

The renewal of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovations Act (PAHPA) has been passed by the Senate and House of Representatives; it is now sent to President Trump to be signed into law. PAHPA is a bi-partisan law and its goal is to support emergency preparedness for…

One step of preparing for a disaster is securing important documents. For the original documents, it is recommended to store them in a waterproof bag, preferably one that is also fireproof. In addition, those with smartphones can take photographs of the documents or use one of the scanning apps to…

Many parents who have children with disabilities are concerned that their child’s school does not have adequate emergency plans for these students, especially with the growing concern around active shooter emergencies. Some parents have faced difficulty when reaching out about their concerns, while…

This week, a health worker in the Democratic of the Congo, working against the ongoing Ebola outbreak, was killed by villagers. There has been continued violence surrounding this outbreak, with more significant hostility toward the teams focused on the burial on those who have died from Ebola. Part…

Physicians that provide cancer treatments to patients depend on many resources such as electricity, clean water, and clear methods of communication. Patient treatment plans may have a clear and defined schedule for radiation therapy, but a new paper published in Practical Radiation Oncology calls…

When natural disasters occur, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, public transportation systems that depend on railways are subject to extensive damage. It is important to recover the railways; transportation authorities around the world have improved their response techniques by learning from…

There have been several tropical storms that have started before the official start date of hurricane season, June 1st, bringing to question the reasoning behind this start date and the potential for pushing it to be earlier. One possibility is that the dates of the season have changed. However, it…

The company goCharge is a leading company that provides charging stations at large sporting events, universities, hospitals, shopping malls, and other locations for charging mobile devices. They have recently developed a new division for solar powered stations that are geared toward providing the…