EVEN HIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES ARE FOUND LACKING AND SCORE ONLY IN THE AVERAGE RANGE OF PREPAREDNESS A new Global Health Security Index released today, the first comprehensive assessment and ben... Read more
Computers may play an important role in preparing us for the next viral outbreak – whether flu or Ebola. UW Institute for Protein Design, CC BY-ND Ian Haydon, University of Washington As Bil... Read more
Researchers in Germany have developed a transgenic mouse that could help scientists identify new influenza virus strains with the potential to cause a global pandemic. The mouse is described... Read more
These findings suggest a new strain of plague could emerge again in humans in the future. An international team of scientists has discovered that two of the world’s most devastating plagues... Read more
Image via Wikipedia CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, NUCLEAR CONFLICT—ALL ARE CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY. WE NEED A WAY TO REORGANIZE AND REFOCUS THE SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES WITH A “MILLENNI... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The rapidly mutating strains of flu virus have so far thwarted efforts to develop a vaccine that could knock out all varieties with a single injection, but recent advance... Read more
H1N1, SARS and other pandemics, along with increasing antibiotic resistance to infectious diseases and even threats of biological warfare have reinforced the need for safe, effective and ine... Read more
