Editor’s note: In the wake of the devastating floods that have swept through Texas—claiming lives, displacing thousands and overwhelming local infrastructure—the urgency of disaster preparedness has ...

Floods, tornadoes, terrorist attacks—emergency responders navigate myriad disasters with increasing reliance on technology. Rochester Institute of Technology is educating the next generation of ...

July 2, 2007 — The American Medical Association (AMA) introduced last week a new medical journal devoted to the science of disaster planning and response. The quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, ...

Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

Hurricane Katrina Survivors Face Increasing Mental Health Problems Almost 2 years after the disaster, the incidence of mental illnesses, including posttraumatic stress disorder and thoughts of suicide ...