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Can We Prevent The Next Flu Pandemic In Humans?

Posted in Medicine, Science on 18th Jun, 2024
by Alex Muller

Though testing alone doesn't stop viral spread, it provides key information about where and how that spread is happening.

New COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Approved For Use In Japan

Posted in Medicine, Science on 27th Nov, 2022
by Alex Muller

The arrival of ensitrelvir marks the third SARS-CoV-2 antiviral to reach clinical use after Pfizer's Paxlovid and Merck's molnupiravir.

Predicting the spread of disease with Google Earth

Posted in Software on 15th Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

In the film Minority Report, PreCrime police combine psychic premonitions with search and surveillance technology to prevent murders before they occur.

What Penguins Can Teach Us About Flu Pandemics

Posted in Featured, Science on 18th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Avian influenza has been a pain for public health officials for nearly a century.

New strain of 'deadly' bird flu

Posted in Medicine on 5th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller

Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China.