Public Health

As of today, suicide by firearm is by far the most lethal method of ending your own life, especially in the US. In 2020,...

Is the COVID-19 pandemic the major challenge faced by health organizations? Not necessarily. A total of 59 U.S. health care providers or systems have...

A new technology offering a public non-contact temperature measurement may serve as an effective solution for coping with the spread of the coronavirus. The...

Forty years ago, a group of researchers with military money set out to test the wacky idea of making computers talk to one another...

US Federal research facilities rely on internet-connected devices to automate many basic building functions like ventilation, heating and security, as well as more hazardous...

The Internet of Things (IoT) merges software and hardware with network connectivity, for the benefit of creating smart cities and safe cities. IoT devices -...

According to reports, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently developing computers that can be inserted into brains, in order to restore...

The U.S is bracing to deal with Ebola. An increasing number of U.S. hospitals are now equipped to treat patients with Ebola, giving nationwide...

The number of labs handling dangerous pathogens continues to grow, and so does the number of accidents involving dangerous pathogens. The number of reported accidents...

A public health district in Illinois paid hackers a $350,000 ransom after facing a ransomware attack, an attack in which hackers lock up a...

Heat stroke or heat exhaustion injuries pose a significant health threat to soldiers, and young or inexperienced recruits are especially vulnerable. Hundreds of US...

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the multiple challenges states and cities are currently facing. Technology has become more and more important in our daily...

As businesses re-open with new policies regarding social distancing and occupancy limits to protect from the COVID-9 pandemic, it’s never been more important to...

Daniel Ehrenreich Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) experts are well aware that there is no single measure ("no silver bullet") that provides absolute cyber...

Wearable devices that track health signals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but many current sensors still struggle with accuracy. Movements, temperature changes, and moisture can...

An American federal air marshal was placed in quarantine in Houston, Texas yesterday after being attacked Sunday night at the Lagos airport in Nigeria....

In Collaboration with iHLS as part of INNOFENSE Innovation Center The State of Israel is interested in finding a technological solution that would enable to...

Scientists have been using pandemic and epidemic simulation models for a long time to help determine how a large-scale disease will potentially spread, but...

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...