The temporary protected status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know

A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands more people from ...

Wildland fire crews to use N95 masks, other safety steps on fireline

The U.S. Forest Service is introducing N95 masks and new decontamination protocols to protect wildland firefighters.

AdJane Reports First Clinical Validation of its OMV Vaccine Platform Inducing Mucosal Immunity in Humans

AdJane is a clinical-stage vaccine platform company developing next-generation intranasal and intramuscular vaccines based on its native Outer Membrane Vesicle (nOMV) platform technology. The company ...

Three-in-one vaccine shows promise against 'tripledemic'

Flu season is no longer just flu season. Since 2022, the health care community has faced what's known as a "tripledemic" of ...
JD Supra

OSHA Proposes New Rules on Respiratory Protection and 20 Other Standards

Federal OSHA has proposed new rulemakings seek to minimize respiratory protection requirements for employers which ...
Edhat

U.S. Forest Service Adds Long-Sought Protections to Limit Health Risks for Wildland Firefighters

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service announced steps to reduce hazardous exposure for federal wildland ...

Federal firefighters will be encouraged to wear N95 respirators in major policy reversal

Although wildland firefighters are at high risk for smoke-related health issues, the U.S. Forest Service has been slow to ...
Purdue University

Respiratory Protection

Under 29 CFR 1910.134 an employee may be required to wear respiratory protection while working. The Respiratory Protection Program manual provides an overview of the policies, guidelines and ...
Willamette Week

Opponents of Climate Protection Program Ask Court to Halt Oregon’s Controversial Emissions Reduction Regulation

Businesses that burn carbon fuels, like Woodburn Nursery & Azaleas, could benefit from a lawsuit to end the Climate Protection Program. (Laura Tesler) (Laura Tesler) This story was produced by the ...
Willamette Week

Oregon’s Climate Protection Program Costs Far More Than Other States’—and Is Far Less Accountable

This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project, a nonprofit newsroom covering the state. WOODBURN — Tom Fessler and his son, Kyle, are trying to do the right thing, but the right thing is ...
BioTechniques

‘Universal vaccine’ may provide protection against respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens

Researchers have invented a new vaccine that protects mice from respiratory viruses, bacteria and allergens – the closest yet to a universal vaccine. In the realm of medical advancements, a universal ...
EurekAlert!

One vaccine may provide broad protection against many respiratory infections and allergens

In the realm of medical advancements, a universal vaccine that can protect against any pathogen has long been a Holy Grail — and about as elusive as a mythological vessel. But Stanford Medicine ...