"Pathogens don’t respect borders." Experts are split on whether the world is ready for another pandemic: 'Global threats demand a global response' first appeared on The Cool Down.

In a continuing trend of policy change driven by the NIH, certain pandemic-focused language is being removed from health institute websites.

This is a guest essay for Healthbeat. Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. In January 2020, countries around the world were forced to confront a brand new virus. We had no prior understanding of how it ...

With the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths rising exponentially, it is no surprise that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is calling for urgent action. The pandemic is not going to take a rest for the holidays, nor will it wait for a new ...

Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The virus disrupted daily life, strained healthcare systems, and reshaped scientific research. Now, local experts are reflecting on the lessons learned ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, but the absence of the U.S. cast doubt on the treaty's ...

America’s public health leaders gathered in Minneapolis this week to grapple with the frustrating reality that too many people stopped listening to them during the COVID-19 pandemic, and still aren’t heeding their advice today. The question looming ...

Amid a worsening avian flu crisis, staffers have been cut from the federal agency in charge of pandemic response Kevin Dietsch/Getty; iStockphoto/Getty Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently shared ...