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Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
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WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?
The spread of mpox through certain African countries led the Africa Centres for Disease Control and…
PTI
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As the US faces a loneliness epidemic, people who experienced social life abroad say they can see why
People are sharing stories about the vibrant social life in other countries in comparison to the US…
Charissa Cheong
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Biden reportedly worried during the pandemic about how young people could 'make love'
Biden's concerns, according to The Post, were rooted in "his near-daily conversations with his gran…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Bill Gates says he warned us about the pandemic in his 2015 TED talk — but '90% of the views were after it was too late'
Gates' 2015 TED talk, in which he said the world was "not ready for the next epidemic," has more th…
Allana Akhtar
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Bill Gates says there's 'way above' a 5% risk we haven't seen the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Microsoft cofounder told the FT the pandemic could yet generate a coronavirus variant "even mor…
Sam Tabahriti
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There's an epidemic of loneliness in young people, and they're calling out for connections on TikTok
People in their 20s and 30s are increasingly sharing their loneliness on TikTok, showing a day in t…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Lok Sabha passes bill that punishes those who attack health workers or doctors
A bill which proposed protection to frontline workers, including healthcare professionals, was pass…
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What is the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance — key provisions up for Parliament's consideration
The Indian government is preparing to introduce over 20 bills for discussion in the monsoon session…
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Uttar Pradesh extends Epidemic Act across the state till June 30 in surge of COVID-19 cases
The ACS Health said that the Epidemic Act, which was enforced earlier till March 31, has been …
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Can AI spot the next pandemic before it starts?
Pandemic has made us realize the importance of preparedness and the need to predict and prevent suc…
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What is the meaning of pandemic and how is it different from an epidemic or an outbreak
On March 11, World Health Organisation said that the novel coronavirus has spread across more tha…
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New York City's average life expectancy may have dipped by 5 years due to the coronavirus. Here's how that compares to past epidemics.
The 1918 flu pandemic resulted in a 12-year decrease in life expectancy in the US, but the decline …
Aria Bendix
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7 top doctors and researchers share the steps we need to take now to be ready for the next pandemic
"There's one area though where the world isn't making much progress," Bill Gates said in 2018. "And…
Yeji Jesse Lee
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Two Dell, Mindtree employees tested positive for coronavirus
Two employees working with IT companies Dell and Mindtree have been tested positive for coronavirus…
PTI
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Arizona has 'lost control of the epidemic' as it becomes a new coronavirus epicenter, experts say
Public health experts and local officials say Arizona mishandled the pandemic, and reopened too qui…
Kelly McLaughlin
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America's deadly synthetic opioid epidemic is being driven by free market capitalism
"We live in a time when certain corporations behave like drug traffickers, and drug traffickers beh…
Paul Constant
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The deaths of actor Michael K. Williams and comedian Fuquan Johnson show the opioid epidemic is far from over
The prevalence of fentanyl - a highly potent synthetic opioid - in street drugs is putting even cas…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Photo Essay: As we celebrate the first malaria vaccine, remembering the epidemic's staggering toll
Photographer Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi documented the malaria epidemic's toll during one of the worst …
Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi
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Dr. Fauci responds to uptick in gun violence in the US: 'How can you say that's not a public health issue?'
"When you see people getting killed, I mean, in this last month, it's just been horrifying what's h…