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'The Big One' could be even worse than COVID-19. Here's what epidemiologist Michael Osterholm says we can learn from past pandemics.

The COVID-19 pandemic altered life as we know it and claimed millions of lives in the process, and yet, the next pandemic might be even worse. A new book, called "The Big One: How We Must Prepare for ...
The Daily Princetonian

A look at how the U.’s response to COVID-19 compares to past pandemics

As the coronavirus pandemic swept across the globe and onto the University’s campus, many students were surprised to see unprecedented action taken to halt its spread. While this may be true, the ...
EurekAlert!

New USF-FAU research rewrites origins of world’s first pandemic

TAMPA, Fla. (August 27, 2025) — 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 ...
The Conversation

WHO is finalizing a new treaty that prepares for the next pandemic − but the US isn’t signing

Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York On March 20, 2025, members of the World Health Organization adopted the world’s first pandemic agreement, following three ...