Nature2d
What sparked the COVID pandemic? Mounting evidence points to raccoon dogs
More than five years on, studies suggest the animal is the most likely culprit, but other candidates haven't been ruled out.
Supreme Court clears the way for a lawsuit over COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment claims in Alabama
People left waiting for months on their unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic in Alabama must be able to sue ...
Book Review: ‘Disposable’ a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Journalist Sarah Jones chronicles the gaps in the nation's health care system and social safety net that were highlighted by ...
It’s Been 5 Years Since Covid Hit. Do You Travel Differently Now?
The pandemic was declared in March 2020, shutting down travel for months. How did the lockdowns, and then the surge in demand ...
Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus, RSV and COVID?
Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending up. Flu infections ...
Marketplace3d
How excess deaths in the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Social Security
New research finds that the number of COVID-19 deaths was large enough to result in a $205 billion net increase to the Social ...
Yahoo1d
Americans reflect on the COVID-19 pandemic five years later
It has been five years since the pandemic changed the lives of everyone. On march 11, 2020 the World Health Organization ...
Nature5d
Learn COVID pandemic lessons — before it’s too late
Five years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public weariness and irresponsible politics are hampering an effective ...
Toxic drugs lowered life expectancy for B.C. men more than COVID-19 during pandemic: StatsCan report
A new report from Statistics Canada, co-authored by several members of B.C.'s Office of the Provincial Health Officer, shows ...
Ga. lawyers spar over COVID-era agreement blocking executions
Executions in Georgia stopped in 2020 because of the COVID pandemic. Death penalty cases continued, but there have still been ...
DOGE reveals how schools spent billions on expenses that had ‘little’ impact on students in COVID-relief funds
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk to purge wasteful government spending, revealed on Thursday ...
Opinion
COVID-19 should have taught us that undermining global health is a risky proposition
Pathogens such as the coronavirus can travel around the world at a speed that too often outpaces governments’ ability to detect, treat, cure, and prevent diseases. Even the best-funded health care ...