There are now nearly 400,000 confirmed cases of swine flu worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. As many as 100 million Americans may become infected with the flu this season, according to Dr. Martin Blaser, the chair of the department of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine.
All Posts Tagged With: "pandemic"
October 21, 2009
Flu could strike up to one-third of U.S. population
August 12, 2009
Flu should force action on health care
You know when Americans are going to be really sorry that we don’t have a new health care system? When a pandemic really hits the country, writes Worldfocus blogger Nina Hachigian.
July 17, 2009
Healthcare is a national security issue in more ways than one
Worldfocus blogger Nina Hachigian argues that healthcare has become a national security concern, due to the global spread of pandemic disease and rising health costs that have made offshore jobs more attractive.
June 11, 2009
Pandemic
Its official -- the world is experiencing a pandemic for the first time since 1968, the World Health Organization declared on Thursday.







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