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Public Health -- The world is more at risk of a pandemic now than before COVID, experts say. This is why

As world health leaders face deadly outbreaks of hantavirus and Ebola, a major pandemic preparedness report finds we are less safe from viral outbreaks than before COVID

Scientific American - Health - 7 hours ago

There's a remote chance you'll be called back in to the office -- "Work shouldn't be our primary opportunity to interact with other humans," writes one reader. Another: "Serendipitous problem-solving was largely lost during COVID-19."

"Work shouldn’t be our primary opportunity to interact with other humans," writes one reader. Another: "Serendipitous problem-solving was largely lost during COVID-19."

Boston Globe - Opinion - 16 hours ago

Court won't hear case against Kingston doctor ordered to pay back $600k for COVID vaccines - Kimberley Molina - News - Canada - Ottawa - | May 17

Dr. Elaine Ma, the Kingston, Ont., physician who organized dozens of vaccine clinics early in the COVID-19 pandemic — and who was ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees for those services — says she's feeling somewhat relieved after the latest turn in her legal ordeal.

CBC News - Health - 23 hours ago

Military reprimanded soldiers who raised concerns about monitoring Canadians online during COVID-19

The military reprimanded soldiers after they raised concerns about an order to monitor Canadians' online activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC News has learned.

CBC News - Politics - 2 days ago

A COVID-Conspiracist Erection Expert Is Leading Our Hantavirus Response

Admiral and urologist Brian Christine platformed far-right conspiracies about COVID and the 2020 election on his podcast, per a new report.

New York Magazine - Politics - 3 days ago

Social Media -- The hantavirus outbreak is reviving some of the worst COVID conspiracies

Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast. COVID trauma and social media algorithms may be to blame

Scientific American - Health - 3 days ago

Hantavirus outbreak: Could it be new pandemic threat like COVID? Experts weigh in

The medical community is on edge as the hantavirus outbreak has taken three lives linked to an expedition cruise ship, the MV Hondius, as of mid-May 2026, confirmed by the World Health Organization...

International The News - Health - 3 days ago

Very unlikely hantavirus outbreak will be akin to Covid pandemic, expert says

Professor Emma Thomson heads the MRC Centre for Virus Research in Glasgow, which is examining the outbreak.

Evening Standard - Health - 3 days ago

Why the hantavirus outbreak is different from COVID-19

Experts say the transmission of hantavirus between humans is so rare that a pandemic is nearly 'impossible'.

Aljazeera - Science - 6 days ago

Hantavirus Anxiety Reveals America Never Left COVID Crisis Mode | Opinion

Human beings are remarkably good at adapting to prolonged uncertainty, but adaptation has consequences.

Newsweek - Opinion - 6 days ago

Britons on hantavirus-hit ship to isolate at UK's Covid-quarantine hospital

Some 22 British passengers and crew are expected to reach Tenerife on Sunday, with the hope of them flying back to the UK the same day.

Evening Standard - Health - 9 days ago

FDA withdrew studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines were safe

The studies were "withdrawn because the authors drew broad conclusions that were not supported by the underlying data," the spokesperson told CNBC.

CNBC - Health - 12 days ago

Long COVID leaves thousands of L.A. County residents sick, broke and ignored

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, doctors are still treating long COVID patients with complex symptoms and unknown futures.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 2 months ago

Researchers identify immune trigger behind myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination

A rapid, two-step immune reaction may underlie rare cases of heart inflammation seen after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, Stanford University researchers found, shedding light on a mechanism that’s fueled scientific debate and political controversy since the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 5 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines may help some cancer patients fight tumors

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 6 months ago

CDC announces change in COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccine recommendations

The CDC's changes have been criticized by mainstream medical groups.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 7 months ago

Covid-19 sent the world mad

The pandemic polarised voters and undermined trust in institutions

Economist - Entertainment - 8 months ago