Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How the first modern pandemic hit key workers first

The 1889 outbreak of influenza was first reported in the Russian city of Petropavlovsk in September of that year. Within a few weeks it had spread throughout Russia, and by early November it had appeared in most European ...

Health

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike

Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics.