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The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) office responsible for the procurement and development of medical countermeasures, principally against bioterrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, as well as pandemic influenza and emerging diseases.
The School of Medicine (SOM) located in Lubbock, Texas was established as the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1969 by the 61st Texas Legislature, and the SOM first graduated Doctors of Medicine in 1974. [3] [4] The SOM has grown into the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), and the SOM is now just one school within ...
The primary portion of the bill dealing with this office is Section 102. Among other things, the bill requires the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, with respect to overseeing advanced research, development, and procurement of qualified countermeasures, security countermeasures, and qualified pandemic or epidemic products, to: [1]
Under the plan, the Department of Health and Human Services will be authorized to invest in “domestic manufacturing of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs that have ...
On December 19, 2006, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), Public Law No. 109-417, was signed into law by President George W. Bush.First introduced in the House by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), PAHPA had broad implications for the United States Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) preparedness and response activities.
Our team is committed to accelerating the development of medical countermeasures and delivering scalable solutions to protect public health and national security.” Scorpius’ facilities are equipped to handle the production of biological products, offering both standard and custom solutions for the development of biopharmaceuticals.
Medical countermeasures (MCMs) are products such as biologics and pharmaceutical drugs that can protect from or treat the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) attack, or in the case of public health emergencies. MCMs can also be used for prevention and diagnosis of symptoms associated with CBRN attacks or threats.
University Medical Center Healthcare System in Lubbock, a Level 1 trauma center, announced the outage at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. The next day, the system confirmed it was being impacted by ...