Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture. Investment in global health research, prevention and preparedness has not kept pace with an increasing frequency and intensity of ...

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Nobody wants to think about it, but another pandemic is inevitable. We don’t know when, but it is coming, and could well kill millions when it arrives. As one of the world’s most scientifically ...

Without concrete financial commitments and well-designed resource allocation systems, the WHO Pandemic Agreement’s promise of equitable access and global pandemic resilience will remain out of reach.

For the first time, researchers have uncovered direct genomic evidence of the bacterium behind the Plague of Justinian — the world’s first recorded pandemic — in the Eastern Mediterranean, where the ...

Brain aging may have sped up during the pandemic, even in people who didn’t get sick from Covid, a new study suggests. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live ...

(Geneva) – World Health Organization (WHO) member countries adopted a new treaty on May 20, 2025, to improve international coordination and cooperation on the prevention of, preparation for, and ...

Note: This data page will no longer be updated. The latest estimates of pandemic-era excess savings are as of September 2024. Past data will continue to be available on this site. Pandemic-Era Excess ...

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People who don't trust scientists. Nations that don't trust each other. And a lab in a suitcase. These are some of the ways the world has changed – for worse and for better – in the wake of the ...

The world is divided by war. Influenza outbreaks smolder in livestock herds and bird flocks for years. The public is deeply skeptical of the value of medical interventions. Public health agencies ...

Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization called the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. In the United States, officials declared a national emergency, triggering travel bans for non-U.S.