University of Michigan researchers have dug deeper into the numbers-only data of COVID-19-era suicides and evaluated the narratives contained in reports from coroners, medical examiners, police and ...

Countries in Africa assessed as being least vulnerable to an epidemic were the worst affected by COVID-19, new research suggests. Mortality rates and levels of restrictions – such as lockdowns and ...

PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has warned that genuine understanding in society is being steadily eroded by a “pandemic of ...

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From the COVID-19 pandemic to deadly flash floods and wildfires, disasters seldom occur in a vacuum, and a group of Northeastern University researchers is hammering that point home in a new study. "We ...

Uncover 25 surprising facts about pandemics & epidemics that shaped history. Explore bizarre cures, unexpected twists, and ...

6 October 2025 - Last month, UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted the fourth session of its Development Policy Seminar Series on the World Economic Situation and Prospects. The ...

Dear Eric: Ever since the pandemic started, a few relatives have chosen to distance themselves from the rest of my immediate family. We used to see each other every weekend like clockwork for years, ...