Axios |
Pandemic flu is #1 health security concern: WH official
Axios Simulation of what may happen if a highly contagious and lethal airborne pathogen were to occur today. Map: Institute for Disease Modeling. The U.S. won't be ready to face a flu pandemic until it improves its vaccines, health care infrastructure, and ... |
Newsweek |
Lions, Alligators and Killer Whales Will Start Showing up in More Unexpected Places, Say Scientists
Newsweek Thanks to conservationists, large predators are venturing back to the hunting grounds they dominated before their populations were decimated by humans. The knock-on effects of this, according to a new study, includes alligators at the beach, killer ... Large Predators' Habitat Expanding Into Unexpected Territories Is A Complicated Matter |
Daily Mail |
Half of all Australians say they WON'T be getting vaccinated against the flu - and two deadly myths are responsible
Daily Mail The two biggest reasons that half of Australians are refusing to get flu shots have been revealed by a national survey. The Finder.com.au survey took the opinions of 2,003 adults and found that half of them are not planning on getting a flu vaccination ... National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases exploring universal flu vaccine |
Chicago Tribune |
At 100, my mom had dementia and needed hospice care. Getting it was nearly impossible.
Chicago Tribune When my mother prayed - when she remembered what prayer was - she asked every saint to please let her die in her sleep. In late 2016, my mom died that way, in her own bed, one week past her 101st birthday. One of my sisters and I were curled around her ... |
Washington Post |
Duped patients crowdfund for bogus medical care, study says
Washington Post CHICAGO — They're the tech-age version of donor jars at the diner: crowdfunding websites that aim to link ailing people with strangers willing to help pay for medical treatment. But new research suggests duped patients sometimes crowdfund to pay for ... Crowdfunding Campaigns Overstate Stem Cell Benefits Crowd-Funding for Stem Cell Tx Often Based on Misinformation |