The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Authorities introduce strict pandemic-era measures to curb spread of chikungunya fever

Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic

The percentage of remote appointments in June was the highest proportion since the pandemic

There has been a recent surge in colorectal cancer cases and deaths in young adults around the world. But researchers still don’t quite know why

A Reddit user who began investing during the COVID-19 pandemic wanted to know what it really felt like to live through the dot-com crash and the 2008 financial crisis. “Did it feel like the end of the world?” they asked in the r/stocks subreddit recently.

Roughly 5.12 million new business applications were filed in 2024, continuing a post-pandemic surge in entrepreneurship, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data. But many founders stall after the paperwork.

The debate over whether to ask voters to cover the program comes as the nation’s third-largest county faces a projected $270M budget shortfall.

When QR codes first hit the scene, they were a niche tool, employed by factories to track inventory or by museums to offer visitors unique interactive experiences. The pandemic made them more ubiquitous, and they can now be found everywhere from air travel to parking payments.

When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for its scientific accuracy, the film offered more than suspense – it offered lessons.