UM: Flu

The Washington Post reports that the H1N1 flu pandemic could be milder than expected. The article quotes Howard Markel, director of UM’s Center for the History of Medicine. “Sometimes Mother Nature throws us a break,” he told The Post, adding that other factors could also play a role. “In 1918 it was really prehistoric medical care. In 1957, we really didn’t have intensive care. In 1968 we were starting to have it but it was nothing like we have today.” [Source]