A Bird Flu Outbreak Is Spreading in U.S. Cows, Scientists Are Hunting for Answers The National Animal Disease Center is currently testing a cow vaccine designed to stop the spread Aug 25, 2024
CDC Urges Updated COVID, Flu Vaccination in September or October Agency predicts the respiratory virus season will be similar to last year Aug 23, 2024
How Worried Should We Be About a Bird Flu Pandemic? A "red flag" for virologists, but status quo for the general public for now Aug 19, 2024 video
Giving RSV and Flu Vaccines Together Led to Adequate Immune Responses Co-administration generally safe, could reduce vaccine burden, researchers say Aug 07, 2024
Docs Should Start Getting Ready For Upcoming Respiratory Virus Season Updated COVID vax coming soon, not too early to pre-order vaccines, CDC director says Aug 06, 2024
Mask Ban Approved; Magnesium and Sleep; Tenet Hospitals Sold Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 06, 2024
Pneumonia Diagnoses Largely Inaccurate? To some extent, it's to be expected, researchers note Aug 05, 2024
Bird Flu Cases Are Going Undetected, New Study Suggests "I am very confident there are more people being infected than we know about," researcher says Jul 31, 2024
In Bird Flu Fight, CDC Plans Seasonal Flu Shot Push for Farmworkers Co-infection with seasonal influenza, H5N1 raises concerns about human adaptation, CDC says Jul 30, 2024
Fauci Still Masks: Here's When and Why Former NIAID director also discusses HIV and flu antivirals, his third COVID infection, and more Jul 30, 2024 video
Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 30, 2024
CDC’s Test for Bird Flu Works, but Has Issues Researchers and lawmakers scrutinize how the agency is handling it Jul 26, 2024
Are Doctors Missing Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu in People Who Drink Raw Milk? What would the infection look like, and would doctors recognize it and test for it? Jul 23, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID Jul 20, 2024 podcast
No Asymptomatic Bird Flu Infections in Dairy Farmworkers, Small Study Finds But officials announce two more cases among farmworkers in Colorado Jul 19, 2024
IG Live July 19: Measles, Bird Flu, COVID, Oh My! Experts unpack what recent outbreaks mean for public health Jul 18, 2024
Nasal Sprays Reduce Sick Days From Respiratory Illnesses in High-Risk Patients Sprays and behavioral intervention also reduced antibiotic use in primary care Jul 17, 2024
U.S. Health Officials Confirm Four New Bird Flu Cases Infections in Colorado poultry workers bring U.S. total to nine since 2022 Jul 15, 2024
Should U.S. Farmworkers Get Bird Flu Shots? Some Experts Say Yes Opinions remain divided while CDC continues wait-and-see approach Jul 14, 2024
Smartphone App Decreased Distracted Driving and Other Noteworthy Studies This Week This piece is devoted to four exceptional papers in JAMA Network Open Jul 13, 2024
Nirsevimab Effectiveness Against Severe RSV Holds Up in Real-World Study Monoclonal antibody also reduced PICU admissions, need for ventilatory support Jul 10, 2024
Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders Jul 08, 2024
Another Person Tests Positive for Bird Flu, CDC Says Colorado dairy worker becomes the fourth human case tied to dairy cattle outbreak Jul 04, 2024
Trump's False Comment; H5N1 Pandemic Unfolding in Slo-Mo? Researcher's Fraud Charge Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 01, 2024
CDC Advisors Back Updated COVID, Flu Vaccines for the Fall ACIP also votes to recommend new pneumococcal vaccine for adults Jun 28, 2024
ACIP Makes Changes to Adult RSV Vaccine Recommendations Committee ditches shared decision-making, moves to risk-based approach Jun 26, 2024
More Evidence That Flu Is Linked to Heart Attacks Of surprise was the finding that the risk was highest for patients without CAD hospitalization Jun 26, 2024
CDC Assists in Study Testing for Asymptomatic Bird Flu in Humans Agency will explore spread, assess countermeasures, estimate risk of pandemic potential Jun 25, 2024
What's Driving Avian Influenza Virus Evolution? Human Food Systems What we do next really matters Jun 25, 2024
'We're Flying Blind' on H5N1: Experts See Repeat of CDC's Missteps on COVID Testing Agency not moving fast enough to remove barriers blocking clinical labs from testing, critics say Jun 20, 2024
H5N1 Is Highly Lethal, but Only in Some Animals. Scientists Want to Know Why. And what if the virus mutates in a way that changes all that? Jun 16, 2024
Some Pasteurization Methods May Not Clear H5N1 in Heavily Infected Milk In experimental study, trace infectious virus detectable in some samples heated for short periods Jun 14, 2024
With Bird Flu Tests Hard to Get, How Will We Know When to Sound a Pandemic Alarm? If government doesn't prepare to ramp up testing, U.S. could be caught off guard again Jun 11, 2024
COVID-Flu Vax on the Horizon; Counterfeit Diabetes Devices; Surviving Bird Flu Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 11, 2024
FDA Expands Use of RSV Vaccine to Include More Adults Arexvy now approved for people 50 years and older at increased risk of serious outcomes Jun 10, 2024
'Uncertainty' Is Indeed a Bad Word: A Second Opinion on Pandemic Communication Information should be presented to the public using a three-part approach Jun 09, 2024
Cucumbers Hospitalize 54; First H5N2 Bird Flu Death; FDA Warns on Oysters, Clams Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jun 06, 2024
'Uncertainty' Isn't a Bad Word: U.S. Agencies Must Tighten Up H5N1 Communications More effective and efficient public messaging is the need of the hour Jun 03, 2024
Guillain-Barre Syndrome Rates After RSV Shots in Sync With Trial Data, CDC Says But compared with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, GBS was more common than expected May 31, 2024
First U.S. Bird Flu Case With Respiratory Symptoms Emerges The third human case of H5N1 occurred in a Michigan dairy farm worker May 30, 2024
