today's big question - Could hantavirus be a pandemic threat? Hantavirus is typically spread by exposure to rodent droppings. But health experts are alarmed that a deadly ship-borne outbreak of the virus might be spreading from human to human.The possibility of person-to-person transmission is very surprising and a rare occurrence, said Kari Debbink of Joh...

The Week - US News - 4 hours ago

IRS may owe you a refund for coronavirus-era fines. Here's how to apply.

Boston Globe - Business - 6 hours ago

Could human-transmitted hantavirus be the next pandemic threat? Today's Big Question - A cruise ship outbreak raises alarms - Today's Big Question

The Week - US News - 8 hours ago

WHO chief says hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic

Daily Sabah - World - 9 hours ago

FDA withdrew studies finding Covid and shingles vaccines were safe

CNBC - US News - 10 hours ago

EU auditors sound alarm over billions in COVID recovery funds that can't be clearly traced

Toronto Star - World - 10 hours ago

Germany's COVID-19 response under scrutiny

Deutsche Welle - Business - 10 hours ago

BioNTech: The fall of Germany's pandemic hero

BioNTech, once celebrated for its COVID-19 vaccines, is grappling with falling demand, restructuring and the departure of its founders. Can its ambitious cancer trials turn it from a one-hit wonder into a biotech giant?

Deutsche Welle - Health - 10 hours ago

Are you due COVID era tax refund? Deadline is approaching

Tulsa World - US News - 13 hours ago

Remote or not, workers are drifting back toward the city -- Global hiring data shows employees relocating nearer major hubs, reversing pandemic-era shift

First Look -- Landlords seek compensation for pandemic eviction moratorium

Christian Science Monitor - World - 1 day ago

Covid and school closures

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Irish Times - Opinion - 20 hours ago

Seth Meyers on Trump's poll ratings: 'His disapproval is higher than Covid and January 6'

Guardian UK - Entertainment - 1 day ago

Germany: BioNTech shutting down COVID vaccine production

Deutsche Welle - Business - 1 day ago

The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post-pandemic -- Mark E. Wildmon, Mississippi State University and Kenneth V. Anthony, Mississippi State University

The Conversation - US News - 1 day ago

After a pandemic boom, independent nurseries navigate post-COVID 'hangover'

The Denver Post - Top Stories - 1 day ago

tomorrow -- The Cursed Generation -- Ryu Spaeth -- COVID wrecked high school. AI is coming for their first jobs. Good luck to the new grads.

New York Magazine - US News - 1 day ago

The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the rate to 4.35 per cent. -- It is the third time rates have risen this year, and they now stand at the post-COVID high we saw in February 2025. -- RBA governor Michele Bullock said the central bank needed to act now to stop inflation getting away from it.

Australian Broadcasting Corp - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Sick day Britain: Workers took 149 million days off in 2025 - up nearly 10 million since Covid

Daily Mail - Health - 2 days ago

CDC head Jay Bhattacharya hits back at critics over withheld COVID-19 vaccine study

Washington Examiner - Health - 2 days ago

Tens of Millions of Taxpayers May Be Owed IRS Refunds From Pandemic Era: Watchdog

Epoch Times - Business - 3 days ago

Landlords hoping for COVID settlement

Boston Herald - Business - 3 days ago

Landlords want to be paid for pandemic losses and hope to reach a deal with the Trump administration

Orlando Sentinel - Politics - 3 days ago

Tens of millions of taxpayers may be owed IRS refunds from COVID-era

Fox News - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here's what's driving the trend -- Casey Pinto, Penn State

The Conversation - US News - 5 days ago

Senator pushes pandemic-era fraud bill forward, citing Business Insider's report on Chris Brown's taxpayer-funded birthday party

Business Insider - Politics - 6 days ago

Senator cites Business Insider reporting on pandemic grants for celebrity musicians

Business Insider - Politics - 6 days ago

Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research

The Mercury News - Science - 7 days ago

Vance task force reveals Biden admin 'protected' 562K pandemic loans in $22.2B suspected fraud scheme

Fox News - Business - 11 days ago

U.S. health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials stopped the publication of a study on whether the COVID-19 vaccine was keeping adults from becoming sick enough to have to go to the hospital.

The Columbian - Health - 12 days ago

Everpure 'takes the hit' as AI-fueled supply crunch drives prices up 70% Storage vendor predicts current crunch will outlast COVID disruptions - Storage - 23 Apr 2026 - |

US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness

The Mercury News - Health - 14 days ago

US blocks COVID-19 vaccine efficacy report from CDC journal

A report on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines has been blocked from publication in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s flagship...

Daily Sabah - Health - 14 days ago

Florida Democratic congresswoman resigns over $5M COVID relief scam

New York Daily News - Politics - 15 days ago

Brits given urgent long Covid warning as cases soar in UK

Daily Express - Health - 15 days ago

People that got Covid may still have 'signature in the blood'

Daily Express - Health - 16 days ago

Bereaved Covid Families Demand Nigel Farage Sack Conspiracy Theory Reform Candidates

Byline Times - Health - 16 days ago

Pensioners over 75 urged to get new Covid jab as 'immunity wanes'

Daily Express - Health - 17 days ago

Wife shares heartbreak as husband dies 11 days after covid jab

Daily Express - Health - 19 days ago

Shane Warne's son blames 'forced' Covid vaccine for cricket icon's death at 52

Daily Express - Sports - 22 days ago

'I predicted Covid and now I see date of huge Jeffrey Epstein bombshell' -- Renowned psychic Jessica Adams has made a series of chilling predictions about the Epstein...

Daily Express - Weird - 22 days ago

25 million people lost Medicaid after the COVID-19 pandemic — and state policies shaped who stayed covered -- Aparna Soni, Indiana University

The Conversation - Health - 23 days ago

Inspire Festival for the Airborne Aware marks a new chapter in COVID-conscious arts

The Canary - World - 23 days ago

People In China Are Demanding The End Of Strict COVID Restrictions After 10 People Died In A Fire

BuzzFeed News - World - 25 days ago

'Even stones tell stories': Inside the historic winery that's survived world wars and a pandemic

SBS - World - 1 month ago

Kids may be more likely to get the new 'Cicada' variant of Covid-19. Here's what to know about BA.3.2

The Mercury News - Health - 1 month ago

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know -- Kyle B. Enfield, University of Virginia

The Conversation - Health - 1 month ago

More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

New York Daily News - Health - 1 month 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 - 1 month ago

Psychic who 'predicted' Covid warns of chilling conclusion to Middle East war

Daily Express - Weird - 1 month ago

Psychic who predicted Covid claims Jeffrey Epstein bombshell coming this summer

Daily Express - Weird - 1 month ago

Give workers a "seat at the table" in future pandemic planning says TUC

The Canary - Health - 1 month ago

New nasal vaccines offer better protection from COVID and flu-no needle needed

Scientific American - Top Stories - 2 months ago

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy may cut risk of preeclampsia -- Gabriela Galvin

Live Science - Health - 2 months ago

Is the party over for Thailand's playboy king? He made his poodle an air force chief, spent Covid in a hotel with 20 'sex soldiers' and threw a 'disloyal' mistress in jail... but has the death of his mother changed him?

Daily Mail - World - 2 months ago

U.S. drastically revises childhood immunization schedules; moves away from universal recommendations for flu, COVID-19 an...

Times of India - Health - 4 months ago

I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.

ProPublica - Health - 4 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 - 4 months ago