Category: public health

This is the first case of H5N1 in the US this year that has sent a patient to the hospital.

As more farm workers get sick with avian influenza, the US federal government is putting $72 million toward strengthening its vaccine stockpile.

New vaccines could help stem the spread of respiratory syncytial virus, but there are already huge inequities in access and uptake.

It doesn’t take stampeding or unruly behavior to result in massive tragedies like the one in Itaewon.

A repeat encounter with Covid used to be a rarity. But now that Omicron has changed the game, expect reinfections to be the new normal.

When faced with food insecurity, studies show that people gravitate toward cheap, energy-dense meals that are bad for their health.

Here’s how to recognize monkeypox’s symptoms, how to prevent and treat the disease, and what to do if you think you’ve been exposed to it.

Initial genomic sequencing suggests the virus hasn’t mutated to become more transmissible. So what explains its unprecedented rise across the world?

Viruses keep evolving until they run out of hosts to infect. Worldwide, billions remain unvaccinated against Covid—which means Omicron isn’t the end.