Smithsonian Magazine5d
On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
Marketplace20d
Five years after the pandemic began, the job market is off the roller coaster
The rapid labor market recovery from the pandemic, much faster than after the 2008 financial crisis, can be chalked up partly ...
New Scientist9h
There are good and bad bacteria, but are there good viruses? Part 2
If people had been aware of the existence of bacteria and their role in causing the Black Death in the 14th century, as well ...
Flu Now Deadlier Than COVID in California for First Time Since 2020
Flu deaths have surpassed COVID-19 in California for the first time since the pandemic, with concerns over low vaccination rates and a likely severe flu season.
Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports
Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according ...
The Columbian2d
A history of vaccine skepticism in WA, from 1920s Seattle to RFK Jr.
The intense debate over President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F.
Brown University12d
Video: Brown epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo on preparing for the next pandemic
In a video interview, the director of the Pandemic Center at Brown’s School of Public Health explains why another pandemic is ...
Opinion
When infection disease becomes chronic: Lessons from COVID and beyond
The historical record shows that the battle to prevent and find cures for infectious disease will lead to a lower incidence of chronic, disabling diseases. At the same time, efforts to find ...