Flu rates are surging across the US except in these 5 states — see where people are most at risk
Happy achoo year! After a slow start, flu season is gaining steam in the US. Emergency room visits for influenza were “very ...
Feeling sick? Here’s what you might have
Here’s what to know. Cases of influenza, or the flu, reached 40 million between 2023-2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms include: Most people recover from the ...
First Bird Flu-Related Death in U.S. Reported in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Health reported that a 65-year-old man who was hospitalized with the bird flu (highly pathogenic ...
Study details how ketones improve blood flow to the heart
A research team led by Matthew Nystoriak, Ph.D., associate professor of biomedical research and translational medicine at ...
Louisiana reports first bird flu related death in U.S.
The person contracted the bird flu after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.
Louisiana reports first bird flu-related human death in US
A patient in Louisiana who had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has died, health officials said Monday.
First U.S. bird flu death reported in Louisiana patient, officials say
The patient, who was older than 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalized Dec. 18 in critical condition with ...
First Bird Flu Death Reported In US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported an adult in Louisiana was confirmed to have the country’s first severe case of bird flu on Dec. 18.
What is HMPV? CDC ‘monitoring’ reports of spiking cases in China
The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being ...
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Advocates look to new year for contraceptive protections as new CDC numbers show national use
In the newest National Survey of Family Growth, analyzing numbers from 2022 to 2023, the CDC found 35.7 percent of females ages 15 to 49 used a “family planning service” over that year, with the ...
Texas officials warn of infectious, parasitic worms that ‘screw into flesh’
The New World Screwworm is a larva or maggot of the New World Screwworm fly, which lays eggs in a wound or live tissue like ...
Cruise ships dealt with worst year of stomach illnesses in over a decade, CDC says
2024 was the worst year for gastrointestinal illness outbreaks on cruise ships in over a decade, according to newly released ...