UK Detects First Case of Bird Flu in a Sheep, Fueling Fears of Spread March 24, 2025 By Nigel Hunt Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the...
COVID-Like Bat Virus Discovered by Researchers in Chinese Lab February 24, 2025 By Robert Langreth and John Lauerman Researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China said they discovered a new coronavirus in bats that enters cells...
California Labor Commissioner Fines Luxury Resort $4.4M for Worker Recall Violations December 23, 2024 The Labor Commissioner’s Office fined the Maybourne Beverly Hills $4.4 million for violating California’s Worker Recall Law. The LCO issued...
Future Pandemic Could Cause $13.6 Trillion in Economic Losses Over 5 Years: Lloyd’s December 11, 2024 Another human pandemic could cause economic losses of $13.6 trillion for the global economy over a five-year period, commercial insurance...
Anaheim Marriott Cited $12.5M for Violating California Worker Recall Law October 11, 2024 A state investigation found that Anaheim Marriott hotel violated California’s worker recall law, resulting in estimated damages for the violations...
What Is Marburg Virus, and How Worrying Is It? October 8, 2024 By Jennifer Rigby Rwanda is battling its first-ever outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus, with 36 cases reported so far and 11 deaths....
Mpox Spreads to Ghana as Cases Surge in Megacity Kinshasa October 7, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital...
US CDC Says Bird Flu Risk Low, but Asks States to Be Ready With Testing April 10, 2024 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday bird flu risk to the public remains low...
Lack of Immunity Raises Risk of Bird Flu Pandemic: EU Food Safety Agency April 4, 2024 By Sybille de La Hamaide The EU’s Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible...
California Workers’ Comp Report Shows Written Premium Nearing Pre-Pandemic Levels December 21, 2023 A new report from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California shows written premium in 2022 was 14% above...