Bird flu in NC: What to know following the first reported H5N1 death in US
The first human death caused by H5N1 in the U.S. was reported in Louisiana on Jan. 6. Here's what to know about bird flu.
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CDC alerts clinicians to accelerate type A flu subtyping in hospitalized patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...
Measles resurgence illustrates the risk RFK, Jr. would pose as top U.S. health official
When the world was running scared about the monkey-pox virus in 2022, I asked the University of Houston college students I was teaching if they had heard of chickenpox. They stared at me blankly. None ...
Supreme Court case offers Trump path to dismantle Obamacare mandates
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Obamacare’s preventive care mandates, giving Trump a chance to reshape rules on ...
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Swift Response: CDC Urges Quick Testing for Bird Flu Cases
The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A ...
No, Your 30s Aren’t Too Young to Think About Stroke Prevention—Especially as a Woman
I knew I was having a stroke because I was familiar with the warning signs,” she says. But she couldn't communicate that.