Some examples of pandemics include: Bubonic plague: The bubonic plague, also known as the “Black Death,” spreads through flea bites. A bacterium known as Yersinia pestis causes it.

Stark disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic led to new health policy funding and interventions addressing social needs and social determinants of health to improve health equity. Lessons from ...

The state’s life expectancy was lower in 2024 than in 2019, according to an analysis, but primarily as a result of causes of ...

This pandemic was caused by a coronavirus related to the one that causes COVID-19. It started in 2002 in China and spread to 29 countries, killing 774 people. The pandemic ended in 2003.

A pandemic can happen when a disease spreads between countries and continents. A recent example of a pandemic is COVID-19. Read more here.

The chances of a global pandemic are growing – and we are all dangerously under prepared, according to a new report published Wednesday.

This month marks three years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Since then, more than 750 million cases of Covid-19 have been reported, along with more than 6. ...

The pandemic economy started on a grim note of deep recession and a 14.5% unemployment rate in the spring of 2020. But a historic fiscal response boosted stock prices, real estate values and ...

March marks the five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, ... the Globe is asking readers to share their memories of moments from the pandemic. Examples: Memories of being sent home from ...

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) temporarily expanded unemployment insurance to freelancers, independent contractors, and the self-employed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The chances of a global pandemic are growing – and we are all dangerously under prepared, according to a new report published Wednesday.