From ancient plagues to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, history is marked by devastating outbreaks. These epidemics and pandemics have caused immense loss of life and societal upheaval. The article ...

The pandemic's effect on mental health could be ... "[The lockdown] is arguably the largest psychological experiment ever conducted," wrote health psychologist Elke Van Hoof of Free University ...

But as each pandemic receded, it left cultural, political, and social changes that lasted far beyond the disease itself. The great outbreaks of history — including the Athenian Plague ...

At the same time, the pandemic triggered the largest vaccination campaign in history, with over 13.3 billion doses administered globally by April 2023. Looking ahead, Tedros emphasised the ...

Members of the World Health Organization reached an agreement to prepare the world for future pandemics after more than three ...

Global agreement on a pandemic preparedness plan came against all the odds. Now all parties must follow good intentions with ...