H1N1 Theory Reconsiders Origin

Staff / Truthdig Jun 24, 2009 A new theory puts the origin of the H1N1 virus not in Mexico, where right-wing anti-immigrant groups want it, but in Asia. Scientists explain that there has been no evidence demonstrating the virus in North American pigs, but plenty of evidence of a "sister virus" circulating in Asia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Don’t Panic

Cameron Cardow / Truthdig Jun 15, 2009 Dig deeper

Swine Flu Reaches Pandemic

Staff / Truthdig Jun 12, 2009 It's been 40 years since we've had a flu pandemic on our hands, but after roughly 30,000 swine flu cases spread across multiple regions of the world, the WHO held an emergency meeting and took the plunge. Try not to feel alarmed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Orleans Mayor Quarantined

Staff / Truthdig Jun 8, 2009 For many, swine flu is proving to be more of an inconvenience than a pandemic. One of them is Ray Nagin, who has been quarantined by the Chinese government after traveling on a plane with someone experiencing swine flu symptoms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Cholera Plagues Zimbabwe

Staff / Truthdig May 27, 2009 Cholera, the scourge of centuries past, has infected 100,000 people in Zimbabwe, dwarfing the body count of the much better publicized swine flu and demonstrating once again the dramatic and tragic inequality of health care in many parts of the developing world. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Has Swine Flu Flown?

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2009 It may finally be the beginning of the end for the H1N1 outbreak in Mexico, as Mexico City's mayor has reduced the flu virus threat level a notch with no new cases discovered in the past week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swine Flu Halts Aid Ship

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2009 Can we seriously stop this already? A U.S. Navy vessel has halted an aid mission to the South Pacific because one sailor has developed the swine flu/bacon flu/North American flu/H1N1/most current strain of influenza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Napolitano ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Swine Flu

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2009 This will come as no surprise to Ron Paul (remember him?), but it looks like swine flu may be no worse than your garden-variety influenza virus, according to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Swine Flu Hysteria Hits the Middle East

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2009 Despite the fact that only two cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the region, the top stories around the Middle East have been about the H1N1 threat -- even to the point of edging out reports of violence in Iraq in the news lineup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Running Scared

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 3, 2009 Dig deeper

Not All Swine Flu News Is Bad

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2009 Of course, nobody knows for sure how the H1N1 swine flu virus might morph in the future, but the word from the science community suggests that the current strain may not be quite as catastrophic as it's been cracked up to be. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Souter, Specter and Swine Flu

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2009 This week's episode of "Left, Right & Center" is jam-packed full of news, much of it having to do with words beginning with "s," incidentally. Also, did Obama pass his first 100-day test? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )