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Will Avian Flu Be the Next Human Pandemic?
The virus has spread from birds to mammals, heightening the risk
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
Yusuke Narita says he is mainly addressing a growing effort to revamp Japan's age-based hierarchies. Still, he has pushed the country's hottest button
What to Know About the Deadly Marburg Virus as New Outbreak Emerges
The deadly Marburg virus has surfaced this week for the first time in Equatorial Guinea, causing at least nine deaths in the west African nation
Wenstrup & Comer Launch First Select Subcommittee Investigation into COVID Origins and U.S. Taxpayer Dollars Funneled to the Wuhan Lab
"The American people deserve real answers after years of suffering through the Coronavirus pandemic and related government policies."
Climate Change Is Contributing to the Rise of Superbugs, New UN Report Says
About 5 million deaths worldwide were linked to antimicrobial resistance in 2019, with the annual toll expected to hit 10 million by 2050
Sickle Cell Anemia and India's Health Budget
With noncommunicable diseases picking up and cancer diagnoses increasing, does India have the infrastructure to eliminate sickle cell disease
Australia: The First Nation To Approve The Legal Use Of MDMA And Psilocybin
Following decades hidden in the shadows, psychedelic drugs are being recognized by governments around the world as potentially life-saving medicines
Deaths in Turkey, Syria Earthquake Surpass 11,000; Some Areas Will Be "Uninhabitable for Years"
The search for survivors has grown more desperate, the homeless problem more acute as the death toll rises
The End of the Pandemic Emergency in the United States
Three years of public health measures for COVID-19 are coming to a close, but it doesn't mean COVID is over
Eye Drops Are Recalled After Being Linked to Vision Loss and One Death
The maker of EzriCare Artificial Tears is recalling the eye drops after U.S. health authorities linked the product to a drug-resistant bacteria strain
Independent Monitoring for the Pandemic Accord: a Non-Negotiable Provision
Why state accountability through independent monitoring of treaty compliance is so important to any pandemic accord's success
China's Last Generation
The pandemic woke China's young people up to the reality that their society is oriented to the values and priorities of the elderly