The flu season we are leaving behind will be remembered in many countries as one of the most intense in recent years. In ...

More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago. Those numbers were ...

How to talk about vaccines with parents — or anyone — is taking on new urgency: At least 216 U.S. children died of flu this ...

In a May 2 LinkedIn post, Dr. Gold said he will serve as the foundation’s next chief medical informatics officer. He was appointed to his current role at Centennial, Colo.-based CommonSpirit Health’s ...

Steven J. Hatfill, who pushed hydroxychloroquine against all scientific evidence in the early days of the pandemic, has joined the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and is now ...

H5N1 is a highly contagious strain of avian influenza A that primarily affects birds. It has circulated for years, but a more virulent variant emerged in 2024, decimating poultry flocks and raising ...

High priced egg costs have changed how some Asheville restaurants, bakeries and grocery store customers shop. Are more price ...

Experts urge U.S. to prepare for possible new pandemic as H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads with dairy animal and human cases. Here's what to know.

Symptoms of the bird flu usually appear between two days and a week after being exposed, according to the AAFP. They're usually similar to seasonal flu symptoms, which include fever, cough, sore ...

The H5N1 bird flu outbreak has impacted over 1,000 U.S. dairy herds, led to 70+ human cases, including one death, and caused ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a discovery in 2024 came as a surprise to public health experts.

The House and Senate have voted to respond to the avian influenza epidemic, but they still have to agree on the scope of the effort.