Public Health

An Australian-run medical center for Ebola patients has opened in Sierra Leone overnight, the foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, has announced. Australia’s Foreign affairs minister...

Despite publicly dismantling his chemical weapons stockpiles, and despite repeated assurances from his Russian partners that he has long since stopped using deadly gas...

How can first responders be sure they’ve taken care of everyone in the scene? And what if one of the injured, unconscious behind the...

Returning to a normal routine with COVID-19 still around worldwide, regulations require temperature verification at entrances of businesses and public places. Current temperature handheld...

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is putting social distancing and other safety measures into place at airport...

iHLS is proud to present INNOTECH 2021 - the International Cyber, Homeland Security Technologies, and Innovation event. A giant two-day exhibition with national pavilions...

Temporal map data - time and date information for geographic locations - tracking a person’s location over a period of time, is particularly helpful...

The U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) wants to see prevention, detection and response to health security modernized in every area. A...

There is an "increased and imminent" cyber threat against hospitals and health care systems across the US, federal officials warn.  This is especially alerting after...

Aid agencies call for global response as WHO admits extraordinary measures are needed to contain disease amid rampant fear The WHO has been criticized for...

The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Tuesday that travelers from three West African Ebola-affected countries will now be required to enter the...

The demands of future battlefields will force the military medical community to prepare for operational environments that are vastly different. Enemy air superiority may...

The European Commission will reportedly investigate the risks associated with the possible weaponization of four crucial technologies by adversaries. These “potentially dangerous” technologies are semiconductors,...

A UK startup wants to turn digital video cameras into monitors for use in prisons, hospitals, and assisted-living homes. Oxehealth is one of five finalists...

Towards a post-COVID-19 world, businesses and governments will have the task of ensuring public safety. Video technology solutions have emerged as one of the...

The healthcare industry increasingly relies on IoT networks to securely connect a growing variety of medical devices and equipment. Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)...

Experts have recently alerted the authorities to the Hazmat risk posed by hundreds of contaminated, closed nuclear weapons facilities in the U.S. Hundreds of ramshackle...

A test to evaluate how commercial, wearable devices could help prevent community spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has been conducted in the U.S. Military...

Sometimes scientists struggling with innovation find the perfect solution right under their noses- in nature. Following is a selection of innovative nature-based technology, provided...

Food safety is a growing concern, and the World Health Organization claims that nearly three-quarters of new infectious diseases are communicable between animals and...

Delivery drones are becoming more prevalent, at least in the healthcare field, where fast, point-to-point, urban medical delivery has become a must. One of...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been especially challenging for workers in the construction, manufacturing, infrastructure and logistics. A wearable device with social distancing technology launched...