Ananta Kumar Giri and Saji Varghese (eds), COVID-19 and the Challenges of Trauma and Transformations. Ethics, Politics and Spirituality and Alternative Planetary Futures, Anthem Press, 2025 This book unveils the challenges of living beyond Covid-19 navigating trauma, solidarity, and transformative futures. The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 emerged in the city of Wuhan in December…
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A YouTube thumbnail showing Robby Soave, James Erdman, Christian Britschgi, and the word 'coverup'
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The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry continues its valuable evidence gathering into the response and aftermath of the pandemic in Scotland. It has published a report commissioned from independent experts on post-viral and other post-acute infection syndromes, including long COVID. The report examines what was known about long-term health consequences of infectious diseases before COVID-19, and their […]
The World Health Organization said Friday that divided member states want up to a year of further negotiations on the missing piece of an international agreement on handling future pandemics. After a week of grindingly slow progress in talks at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, countries came to a stop and will decide on the […]
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Evidence from Jerash shows the Justinian plague reshaped communities, exposing hidden migration patterns and the human impact of pandemic crises. “A plague is upon us” was likely a familiar expression in ancient Jordan, where a mysterious disease claimed many lives and left a lasting mark on society. Today, an interdisciplinary team from the University of [...]
Another pandemic is highly likely, with experts estimating a roughly 50% chance of a COVID-19 magnitude event in the next 25 years.
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Milena Tekeste, Mustafa F. Özbilgin (2026), Misrecognition and Responsibilisation in Extreme Events: Towards Recognition-based Accountability in Academia. British Journal of Management, 37: e70032. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.70032 Abstract This essay interrogates how extreme events including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disasters, and political conflict, amplify structural inequalities…
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