Influenza pandemics cause a persistent increase in influenza mortality risk, lasting around two decades, according to new research that analyzed historical data from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Jun 12, 2023
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Racial disparities in influenza deaths shrunk by 74% in U.S. cities during the 1918 flu pandemic due to an odd coincidence of virus and history. That's the key finding of our recently published study in the journal Demography.
Dec 16, 2022
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Today's H1N1 flu—commonly known as the swine flu—appears to be a direct descendent of the influenza virus that caused the catastrophic 1918 pandemic, a new analysis shows.
May 10, 2022
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A recent report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) finds that much needs to be done if we want to be prepared to respond to a potential influenza pandemic, particularly when it comes ...
Jan 13, 2022
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While the word "unprecedented" has become part of the rhetoric around COVID-19, this isn't the first pandemic to hit the world, even in recent times. In fact, there are many similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...
Sep 30, 2021
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People who talk with their doctors are more likely to get vaccinated during a pandemic, according to a study of evidence collected during the "swine flu," the last pandemic to hit the U.S. before COVID-19.
Mar 15, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic has created urgency around getting this year's flu vaccine, according to a survey released by Walgreens.
Oct 13, 2020
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As COVID-19 infections begin to rise again, a novel testing strategy proposed by researchers at the University of Oxford at the start of the pandemic has become urgent once again.
Sep 28, 2020
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In her ongoing research about Americans' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Northern Arizona University anthropology professor Lisa Hardy and her collaborators have talked to dozens of people. A couple of them stand out ...
Sep 25, 2020
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To explain why the coronavirus pandemic is much worse in the U.S. than anywhere else in the world, commentators have blamed the federal government's mismanaged response and the lack of leadership from the Trump White House.
Aug 31, 2020
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