Staff / TruthdigApr 30, 2009
With news of the first swine flu death outside of Mexico (U.S.) and the first infection of a patient with no connection to Mexico (Spain), the World Health Organization has reclassified the health scare one level short of a full pandemic and has urged governments to initiate emergency measures. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigApr 28, 2009
The initial response to the flu outbreak, which may have the potential to become a pandemic, illustrates first of all how sensitive and responsive the global health-monitoring system has become. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 27, 2009
The administration is taking the threat of swine flu seriously, as congressional Republicans' main interest in the health arena seems to be roping the president's nominee to head Health and Human Services into an abortion fight. The Centers for Disease Control and the Homeland Security Department issued an emergency declaration Sunday, while the World Health Organization and governments around the globe scrambled to confront the potential crisis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 25, 2009
After infecting perhaps hundreds of people and killing scores in Mexico, eight cases of swine flu have been diagnosed in the U.S. -- six in California and two in Texas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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