California's flu season: Why some say it's shaping up to be one of the worst
This year’s flu season hit a grim milestone with deaths tied to the virus surpassing the number of COVID-related deaths in California for the first time in five years.
We must prepare now for the threat of bird flu
When H5N1 first came to the attention of infectious disease professionals 20 years ago, there was concern it could mutate and ...
Is US bird flu outbreak in cattle a global risk to humans?
A second subtype of H5 bird flu, known as D1.1, was detected in dairy cattle and infected one worker in the US state of ...
House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
More than 80 domestic cats have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022. Experts say there's a risk that cats could ...
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A history of vaccine skepticism in WA, from 1920s Seattle to RFK Jr.
The intense debate over President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F.
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and luck. Can we do it again?
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Is flu rising in California? What's the difference in symptoms between Flu A vs. Flu B?
While we often refer to it as "the flu," the influenza virus has several strains, with flu A and flu B considered the most common and the most severe.
How should medicine be distributed during a flu pandemic? Public invited to give opinions at forum
Residents of southern Minnesota will have a chance to express their views on a proposed new set of ethical guidelines for allocating scarce medical resources during a major influenza pandemic, at ...
Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Bird flu appeared in a Texas dairy farm in March 2024. Havoc has followed on farms and in grocery stores and concerns mount for human health.