The strain is spreading among US dairy cows, and has infected dozens of people, mainly US farm workers. Read more at ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A Louisiana resident has died after being hospitalized with bird flu in December of last year, marking the first known U.S. death from the virus.

The federal government’s deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis.

The US just recorded the first death from severe bird flu. Experts say it's not too early, or unreasonable, to prepare for ...

The first US bird flu death has been reported — a person in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with severe respiratory ...

The Food and Drug Administration has set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is garnering attention due to rising cases in China and advisories in Indian states like Karnataka and Maharashtra. While it's not a new virus, concerns are heightened ...

The new standards, published the day after Christmas, are meant to reduce costs and various emissions, and lead to a “significant conservation of energy,” the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy ...

As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is ...

Nearly five years after the Covid-19 pandemic, which claimed nearly seven million lives globally, unverified videos of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As respiratory viruses increase, hospitals across the Triangle are putting visitor restrictions in place. Restrictions are already in place at many hospitals, and will begin ...

Fewer people will be given the title of "assistant to the president," a designation that comes with increased access to the president.