12 Monkeys
I just re-watched 12 Monkeys recently. it reads so differently now, post 9/11, in the middle of an actual pandemic, on the verge of another one. In the middle of…
Love and Other Pandemics
The thing about the apocalypse is that nobody said it would be so beautiful.
And the Band Played On (film)
And the Band Played On is a 1993 American television film docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode. The teleplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the best-selling 1987 non-fiction book And…
Covid might be to blame for an uptick in rare cancers
What could be causing the rise? Some scientists posit that the Covid virus itself could be contributing to the higher numbers of cancer diagnoses, especially for those who are suffering…
4 more cats die of H5N1 bird flu in the U.S.
At least 14 cats in the United States have died of H5N1 bird flu since the virus was confirmed in dairy cows in late March. The real number of infected…
Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights
The concentration of a virus in wastewater can paint a picture of how much COVID-19 is present in that community. Testing at airports can help provide context for how prevalent…
Stay Protected: How to Choose a Safe Face Mask for MRI, CT and X-Ray Scans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aiokDCl97I
So Much Cooking
Carole’s Roast Chicken This is a food blog, not a disease blog, but of course the rumors all over about bird flu are making me nervous. I don’t know about…
Here’s how to get free Paxlovid as many times as you need it
When the public health emergency around covid-19 ended, vaccines and treatments became commercial products, meaning companies could charge for them as they do other pharmaceuticals. Paxlovid, the highly effective antiviral…
Why Americans may be at risk of heart problems as COVID, flu spread: Expert
As a surge of respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza, continue to spread across the United States, experts are warning it could lead to a rise in cardiovascular complications. {read}