Plague cases test NYC health system readiness
Two New York City hospital plague cases traced to a Santa Fe couple were not bioterrorism but served as a drill for emergency response. Beth Israel staff isolated patients, enabling rapid diagnosis and treatment, drawing on lessons from anthrax drills to curb public fear while detailing bubonic plague signs and transmission.
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Feds plan rapid screener rollout at 424 airports nationwide
Washington says over 47,000 federal recruits will be on duty next week as 24 airports gain newly trained security screeners. TSA officials compare the effort to wartime troop processing, while critics question staffing levels at Kentucky and Connecticut airports.
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