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Bird Flu Studies Delayed as White House Halts CDC Reports
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 – As a bird flu outbreak escalates across the U.S., the Trump administration has paused the release of key public health studies, stalling research that could provide insight...
COVID-19 Linked to More Severe Outcomes Than Flu, RSV in 2022-2023 Season
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – COVID-19 was associated with more severe disease outcomes than influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the 2022 to 2023 season, according to a study published...
Americans Still Consider COVID Major Public Health Threat
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 – People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, according to a new HealthDay/Harris Poll. Nearly 3 in 4...
New Bird Flu Strain Detected in the U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 – A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread. The strain was discovered at...
CDC Ordered to End WHO Collaboration
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President...
CDC Ordered to End WHO Collaboration
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 – Staff at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been told to stop communication with the World Health Organization (WHO), in the wake of President...
Bird Flu Concerns Prompt New FDA Guidance on Raw Pet Food Safety
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Reports of cats becoming seriously ill or dying after consuming raw pet food or milk tainted with the deadly bird flu virus have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug...
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, But Confidence Remains Low
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – After years of speculation, the CIA has weighed in yet again: A lab leak is now considered the likely origin of the COVID pandemic. However, the agency admits it has "low ...
Women Face Higher Risk for Long COVID
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 – Women have a higher risk for developing long COVID than men, according to a study published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Network Open. Dimpy P. Shah, M.D., Ph.D., from the ...
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia. The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) ...
CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms, as the...
CDC Confirms Another Human Bird Flu Case, Bringing Total to 67
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human H5N1 avian flu case – otherwise known as bird flu – in California on Thursday, bringing...
Bird Flu Kills 20 Million Chickens in U.S., Driving Egg Prices Sky-High
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 – A deadly bird flu outbreak has wreaked havoc on U.S. chicken farms, claiming the lives of over 20 million egg-laying chickens last quarter, marking the worst impact on...
Tragic Pet Cat Deaths Linked to Bird Flu in Raw Milk
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – A California man's tragic story highlights the growing risks associated with bird flu infections in domestic animals. Joseph Journell of San Bernadino lost two of his beloved...
Early-Life Infection Burden Linked to Risk for Later Infections
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Early-life infection burden is associated with an increased risk for later moderate-to-severe infections and systemic antibiotic treatments to age 10 or 13 years, according...
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