Pandemics

Pandemics

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  2 new viruses could both spark global outbreaks

  Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle ... 

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  London rail workers find likely plague burial pit

  Workers digging a new railway line in London have uncovered what they believe is a burial ground containing victims of the Black Death — a plague that ... 

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  Study: People worldwide living longer, but sicker

  Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are grappling with the diseases ...