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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...
More Evidence Bolsters the Oral Herpes and Alzheimer’s Link
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – That cold sore on your lip might be painful and unsightly, but it could also be a harbinger of debilitating brain aging. The oral herpes virus appears to be linked with...
First U.S. Death From Bird Flu Reported in Louisiana
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – 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 patient who, "was over...
Cruise Passenger Dies Amid Norovirus Outbreak That Sickened Dozens
MONDAY, Jan. 6, 2025 – A norovirus outbreak aboard the P&O Cruises’ Arcadia ship last fall left dozens of passengers confined to their cabins and is now linked to the death of a 77-year-old British p...
Human A(H5N1) Cases Generally Have Mild Illness, With Short Duration
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – The A(H5N1) virus generally causes mild illness of short duration, mainly among U.S. adults exposed to infected animals, according to a study published online Dec. 31 in the...
Experts Warn of Growing Risks as Bird Flu Cases Rise
THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2025 – A Canadian teen's severe bird flu infection has highlighted growing concerns about the H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu, which has seen a steady rise in human cases...
U.S. Seeing Sharp Rise in Norovirus Cases This December
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Norovirus is surging across the United States this winter, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The data show 91 outbreaks...
CDC Reports Potentially Troublesome Mutations in Bird Flu Found in Louisiana Patient
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Federal health officials have confirmed unsettling new details about the first United States case of severe bird flu, reported recently in a hospitalized patient in...
Norovirus Cases Are Up in Pockets of the U.S.
MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – Norovirus, a highly contagious stomach bug, is surging across the United States this winter, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
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