Public Health

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A man wearing a mask rides a bicycle on a street in Epuyen, Argentina, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. An Argentine judge has ordered 85 residents of a remote Patagonian town to stay in their homes for at least 30 days to help halt an outbreak of hantavirus in which nine people have died. (AP Photo/Gustavo Zaninelli)

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Andes Virus: Neither “Just a Rodent Virus” Nor the Next Pandemic Virus

May. 15, 2026 by Syra Madad and Boghuma K Titanji, MD PhD

From Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy

Policy Briefs

Youth-Centered Investments for Thriving Arctic Communities

Apr. 13, 2026 by Seater, Mariah , Ivalu Katajavaara Seidler, Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Wayne Clark and Sappho Gilbert
Q&A

Law Professor Jody Freeman Unpacks the EPA's Decision to Rescind the Endangerment Finding

Mar. 2, 2026 by Robert N Stavins and Jody Freeman
Blog Post

H3N2 “Subclade K” Is Spreading. Here’s What It Means for Severity, Vaccines, and Treatment

Dec. 23, 2025 by Syra Madad

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8 Things to Know About the Ebola Outbreak Now Spreading in DRC and Uganda

May. 20, 2026

In The News

from The New York Academy of Sciences

Andes Virus: Neither “Just a Rodent Virus” Nor the Next Pandemic Virus

May. 15, 2026 by Syra Madad and Boghuma K Titanji, MD PhD

Article

from Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

3 minutes

18 Passengers from Hantavirus-Hit Ship Back in U.S.

May. 11, 2026

In The News

from MS NOW

WHO: Cruise Virus Spread Human-to-Human

May. 5, 2026

In The News

from BBC News

To Lower Health Care Costs, Fix who Does the Work

May. 4, 2026

In The News

from The Boston Globe

Hantavirus on a Cruise Ship Is Unusual: Here’s What to Know

May. 4, 2026

In The News

from The New York Academy of Sciences

Youth-Centered Investments for Thriving Arctic Communities

Apr. 13, 2026 by Seater, Mariah , Ivalu Katajavaara Seidler, Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, Wayne Clark and Sappho Gilbert

Policy Briefs

from Fulbright Arctic Initiative

5 minute read

A youth worker and children at a youth center play soccer in front of a mural which includes a Puffin bird in Torshavn, Faroe Islands, Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

‘No Way to Go but Up’

Mar. 23, 2026

In The News

from Harvard Gazette