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Why Measles Is Back & Why Vaccines Can’t Eradicate Flu or COVID
In 2025, measles outbreaks have surged in several U.S. states, raising concerns about waning vaccine coverage and public health risks. Meanwhile, influenza and COVID-19 continue to circulate despite annual vaccination efforts. Why are some diseases making a comeback,...
Pfizer & BioNTech vs. Moderna: COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Lawsuit
As mRNA technology continues to revolutionize vaccine development, legal battles over intellectual property (IP) rights are still unfolding. The high-profile lawsuit between Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna over mRNA COVID-19 vaccine patents remains one of the most...
Latest COVID-19 Testing & Isolation Guidelines – March 2025
As COVID-19 continues to evolve with new variants and seasonal surges, public health experts have updated testing and isolation guidelines to reflect the latest science. The CDC and WHO have refined their recommendations for March 2025, focusing on early detection,...
Origins of ASSURE-100: Hawaii’s Breakthrough COVID-19 Test
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world needed fast, accurate, and accessible testing to detect and contain the spread of the virus. In Hawaii, a state deeply affected by the pandemic due to its reliance on tourism, scientists and researchers at Oceanit worked...
Hawaii’s COVID-19 Impact & the Oceanit ASSURE-100 Rapid Test
Hawaii, one of the most tourism-dependent regions in the U.S., faced significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. With strict travel restrictions, economic downturns, and evolving public health policies, the state had to adapt rapidly to control viral spread...
Is Paxlovid Still the Best Medication for COVID-19 in 2025?
Since its emergency use authorization in December 2021, Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir) has been a go-to antiviral treatment for COVID-19. But now, in 2025, with new variants emerging and alternative treatments available, is Paxlovid still considered the best...
BBC: The Countries That Never Locked Down for COVID-19
While most of the world implemented strict lockdowns, travel restrictions, and quarantine measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries chose a different path. A recent BBC Future article explored the handful of nations that never imposed full lockdowns, but...
Impact of Trump’s Policies and COVID-19 on U.S. Tourism in 2025
As of March 2025, the landscape of foreign tourism to the United States is being shaped by a confluence of factors, including the policies of the new Trump administration, the evolving global economy, and ongoing public health concerns such as COVID-19 and other...
U.S. Air Travel Trends in 2025: Policies, Economy, and Health
As of March 2025, U.S. air travel is experiencing a dynamic landscape influenced by new administrative policies, economic conditions, and public health concerns, including the ongoing “quad-demic” of COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and...
How COVID-19 Affected Homelessness, Addiction & Death Rates
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered multiple public health crises, impacting homelessness, substance abuse, and mortality rates across the United States. Now in 2025, researchers and policymakers continue to assess the long-term effects of the pandemic on some of...