Pandemic

Over 3 decades, Gerard Mikell watched his neighbors grow sicker and sicker. Toddlers were developing severe allergies. Children were struggling to breathe. Teens were in and out of the hospital. And to Mikell, it seemed obvious who was responsible. Mikell had grown up in northern Charleston, SC, where red maples…

It is inevitable that there will be a next influenza pandemic in humanity's future. When it will occur and the identity of the culprit influenza strain are not fully answerable questions. There are myriad different avian influenza viruses constantly circulating, mutating, and regrouping in their natural waterfowl hosts. As such,…

Guidance from the Food Standards Agency helped local authorities handle food-related work during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an assessment. In June 2021, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) provided local authorities with a plan for running food hygiene and food standards services during the pandemic. It will apply until the end of…

Navigation for News Categories (file photo) Photo: 123RF Migrant arrivals to New Zealand have rebounded as the country reopened its borders, but still remain well below pre-Covid levels. Stats NZ said there was a provisional net migration gain of 15,800 people in 2022, compared to the net migration loss of…

Through 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle-style teriyaki franchise has proven itself to be a recession-resistant investment opportunity time and time again. Denver, CO  (RestaurantNews.com)  Close your eyes. We’d like to take you back to a nostalgic time — a time of Flo Rida, Blackberry phones and… economic collapse.…

Posted February 15, 2023 at 6:00am Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas discussed immigration policy Tuesday afternoon with the Senate’s four Latino Democrats, as the administration prepares to lift pandemic-related border restrictions later this year.  The group, which met in the Senate Foreign Relations committee room for nearly an hour, included…

Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group, told a preliminary hearing today that he backs a call by the TUC for austerity to be looked at in the long-anticipated probe A preliminary hearing heard calls for austerity to be considered in the upcoming inquiry (Image: Getty…

Robert Voets / CBS via Getty Images Looking for a last-minute Valentine’s Day reservation? It might be easier to get one this year than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic — and not just because some people are still avoiding dining indoors. A new survey from the American Enterprise Institute’s…

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Anti-animal testing lobby group the White Coat Waste Project (WCW) found in an investigation that EcoHealth Alliance has received at least $46 million from government agencies since the start of the COVID pandemic—despite…

Michelle has had her fair share of bad dates. A divorced mother of four children, Michelle, 52, resolved to maintain her sense of humor when she returned to the dating market, and signed up for Hinge, an online dating service that includes voice memos, in addition to audio and video…