How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic

As the US grapples with an ongoing bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle, the country’s health agencies are ramping up surveillance efforts and working to develop a vaccine if needed ... Read More

The 1918 flu pandemic in the United States: A look back

With the COVID-19 pandemic now behind us, here’s a look back ... are most at risk of developing flu-related complications. But the flu pandemic of 1918 was unique in that it affected large ... Read More

Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?

The first signs that H5N1 avian flu was starting to spread from person to person would trigger a race to produce massive amounts of vaccine. Read More

What the Wonk apocalypse can teach us

I watched as these posts about the breakdown of a constructed reality mingled alongside real news stories about the world we live in ... in this way, can be understood as the 21st century ... Read More

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Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might ... American officials like Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken can bring fame to local restaurants, as well as scrutiny to the ... Read More

The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918–1919

all in the context of World War I. As the authors point out, however, the experiences of 1918-19 remain persistently relevant to contemporary life, particularly in view of events such as the 2009 H1N1 ... Read More

Bird flu could jump to humans any day. A former surgeon general says it feels like 2020 again.

H5N1 avian flu virus is spreading in cattle herds. Former surgeon general Jerome Adams, who served on Trump's COVID task force, is getting deja vu. Read More

Coronavirus: Latest news and updates on the Covid-19 pandemic

President Joe Biden took the gloves off Wednesday by saying former President Donald Trump deserved to be punched and injected bleach into his hair - while engaging in his own battle with the ... Read More

Has COVID set us up for a major heart disease epidemic? It’s happened before

Over the first half of the 20th century the world saw growing rates ... enabling coexistence between the novel coronavirus and humanity.” If the 1918 flu pandemic caused a noticeable spike ... Read More

What the Wonk apocalypse can teach us

When an “immersive” Willy Wonka event took over my news feed earlier ... pleasure gardens can offer us a dreamy respite. But though they promise the world in ad copy—or at least sights ... Read More