Tag: Flu series 2018
Why the flu shot cannot give you the flu (and why...
Libby Richards, Purdue University
Flu vaccination prevents millions of flu-related illnesses and deaths annually, but vaccination rates are low for many reasons.
During the 2018-2019 flu...
Why washing your hands well is so important to protect your...
Michelle Sconce Massaquoi, University of Oregon
During my second year of graduate school, I moved in with my sister’s family to save money. “You must...
Three reasons the US is not ready for the next pandemic
Christine Crudo Blackburn, Texas A&M University ; Andrew Natsios, Texas A&M University , and Gerald W. Parker, Texas A&M University
One hundred years after...
Influenza’s wild origins in the animals around us
Jonathan Runstadler, Tufts University
In the early 20th century, the leading cause of death was infectious disease. Epidemics erupted with little warning, seemingly out of...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
