don't think the nyt gets it. backyard pig farming is an epidemiological headache requiring a massive, dispersed response in an outbreak. If a disease breaks out in the towers, yo...

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with WHO and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, conducted Catastrophic Contagion, a pandemic tabletop exercise at the...

This afternoon my 9 year old projectile vomited on me at a diner. I drove her and the toddler home and realized our running water was turned off by the city for repairs. So I got...

1. MCMC and telcos have been asked to create SOPs to guarantee telecommunication access at disaster sites. Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil says he will have disc...

WHAT TO DO IN A CROWD CRUSH - an informational thread in light of the Itaewon-don Seoul tragedy Even if you think this will never apply to you, taking a moment to learn what to do...

You need to think carefully about what you will do when this happens to you Not something you want to figure out on the fly https://t.co/jiYNEHbjeg

THREAD - What to do if your life is on the line “Kyle, wake up! Hurry.” My wife shook me awake. “What’s the ruckus? It's just a police car...why are women so dramatic?", I thoug...

10 things every driver should have in their vehicle: 🧵

If you ever get caught in a burning house, try to remember that smoke inhalation is the real killer. So, try to get a wet blanket and cover your nose with it. Make your way to an...

4 Bank Accounts you need 🏦💵 //THREAD// 🧵

🧵 How to: Modern Warfare Part 1: The Battlespace https://t.co/hvW2Q6E3SY

There are two funds that every investor should have. 1/ An Emergency Fund 2/ A Sinking Fund Here's what they are and how to create them👇👇

surviving a financial emergency when you don't have emergency savings [thread]

How to survive a Nuclear apocalypse, a thread : https://t.co/mYLNBAYmoX

Chennai Monsoon- Preparedness reminder checklist 1.Phones charged 2.Candles and match boxes available 3.Water stored for drinking 4 Kids & Elderly.Meds kept handy https://t.co/hqn...

1/15 #LetsTalkMoney by @monikahalan is all about US understanding OUR Needs & Wants, & constructing OUR Money Box. It helps BUILD a system in place , rather than focusing on a...

1/: Characteristics of a normal reaction to a real pandemic would be: (1) promoting general #health, (2) protecting #vulnerable groups in particular, (3) avoiding spreading #panic,...

1. Note: There has been no new Intel on the GCR release since last Fri. Bonds were to be in place by Sun. 24 Jan. so as to provide liquidity to Tiers 1-4A, B.

DISASTER MANAGEMENT 101: In my time I've been in a few disaster zones: Asian tsunami, Typhoon Haiyan, Zimbabwe cholera epidemic, Nepal earthquake, Afghanistan war zone. What chara...

Academic peeps: I've lived through many disasters. Here is my advice on "productivity". First, play the long game. Your peers who are trying to work as normal right now are going t...

It's possible in the coming days that specialists may be called upon to help out our critical care colleagues, so I thought I'd share a few tips for my fellow ophthalmologists on h...