With a possible flu epidemic looming, wouldn’t it be nice if the federal Department of Health and Human Services had a leader? Oh, sorry. I forgot that the nominee’s position on abortion is more important than the potential disaster a major flu outbreak might create. Who will rid us of these troublesome radicals?

As of 10:50am HST Sunday, Google News has 13,619 stories about swine flu. That’s a lot to try to digest. If you’re looking for blogosphere commentary on the subject, Effect Measure at the Science Blogs network is written by public health professionals who have some knowledge of epidemiology.