influenza
The Strange Link Between Pandemics and Psychosis
Scientists are looking more closely at how viruses and infections could influence our minds.
CBP Refused to Let Me and Other Doctors Give Migrants Flu Shots for Free
"We thought, 'How can they deny it if it's not going to cost them anything?'" Dr. Julie Sierra told VICE.
Funeral Companies are Losing Millions Because Not Enough People are Dying
Several thousand less people seem to have died this year because of a powerful flu vaccine.
This Is What It Would Take to Turn a Virus Into a Weapon
“A well-funded organization with scientific expertise and the resources to grow, manipulate, or release agents, and the motivation to actually use them—that’s the worst case scenario."
How to build a better flu vaccine
The U.S. is in the midst of record-breaking severe flu season that's linked to an ineffective vaccine.
The US Will Fund Research to Make Pathogens Deadlier Again
The NIH lifted a 3-year funding moratorium on “gain-of-function” research meant to make deadly viruses stronger and more transmissible.
A Major Avian Influenza Outbreak Could Kill 62 Million People
“It’s just a matter of when it happens, how it happens, and how deadly it's going to be.”
Another Thing to Blame on the South: Your Flu
Scientists recently tried to determine the origins of eight different outbreaks.
DEA and Federal Prosecutors Join Prince Death Inquiry, Adding to Painkiller Speculation
Prince died one day before he was scheduled to meet a specialist in addiction and pain management, and Percocet was reportedly found on his body.
Is Your Open Office Making You Sick?
Open offices have long been a popular workplace layout, but they have a serious downside during cold season.
Swine Flu Might Be Mutating, But We're Not Sure Because Virus Monitoring Sucks
The lack of reporting out of India's current outbreak puts the population at a greater risk, a new study shows.