Two sets of authors who might be politically pigeonholed have sounded non-partisan alarms over critical gaps in our preparedness for a range of health emergencies.

These papers should be thought-provoking for the numerous disciplines involved in planning for or trying to prevent an influenza pandemic or bioterrorism ... Full Story

Since 9/11, radiation detection has been an urgent priority, as a means of preventing a domestic nuclear weapon attack. Now, scientists have developed a neutron scatter camera they say may be able to pinpoint radiation faster — and from much greater distances — than current detection instruments ... Full Story