In today’s interconnected world, the rapid spread of infectious diseases poses a significant threat to global health and economic stability.

In ‘Epidemic Narratives’, Dilip Das leaves us with a realisation that epidemics, like myths, never truly die. They linger in ...

Vaccines, medications and other biomedical breakthroughs are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But as I explore in my ...

Five years after the virus was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2025, worldwide deaths from Covid-19 are estimated at 19-36 ...

While the novel coronavirus (officially name Covid-19) has everyone in Hong Kong stocking up on toilet paper rolls andsurgical face masks while constantly refreshing news feeds, perhaps the last ...

Studying epidemics can help us plan for the future and identify better ways of dealing with them. Now, in a new study ...

3. Boston, New York City and Philadelphia; Summer 1798; more than 5,000 dead Concurrent epidemics hit the nation's three major cities. 4. Baltimore; Summer 1800; 1,200 dead As the 19th century ...

The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Thursday released results of a comprehensive investigation of how well the County Public Health Department is ...

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