FDA Approves More Broadly Protective Meningococcal Vaccine
2025-02-18
Vaccine helps protect against the A, B, C, W, and Y serogroups of Neisseria meningitidisContinue Reading
Flu and Stomach Bugs Are Spreading Fast—Are You Prepared?
2025-02-16
SUNDAY, Feb. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Flu season is in full swing, making it more important than ever to take steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. Dr. Priya Soni, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Health Center in Los Angeles, shares what to expectContinue Reading
CDC: U.S. Influenza Activity in the United States Remains Elevated
2025-02-11
High or very high outpatient respiratory illness activity reported in 43 states in last week of JanuaryContinue Reading
Severe Infections Double Risk of Heart Failure
2025-02-03
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Landing in the hospital with COVID or the flu can put your heart health at dire risk, a new study suggests. Adults hospitalized for a severe infection are more than twice as likely to develop heart failure years later, according to findings publishedContinue Reading
Americans Still Consider COVID Major Public Health Threat
2025-01-30
THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 people (72%) agree COVID is still a serious public health issue, including more than aContinue Reading
COVID-19 Remains Major Health Threat in U.S.
2025-01-29
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 continues to be a threat to America’s health, causing more illness and death than either influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a new study suggests. COVID accounted for 3 of 5 (60%) respiratory illnesses among military veterans treated by the U.S. VeteransContinue Reading
Kansas Reports Largest Tuberculosis Outbreak in U.S. History
2025-01-28
TUESDAY, Jan. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kansas health officials are fighting the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in U.S. history, with 67 confirmed cases since new year began. The outbreak includes 60 active cases in Wyandotte County and seven in Johnson County, according to the Kansas Department of Health andContinue Reading
CIA Now Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19, but Confidence Remains Low
2025-01-27
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 confidence” in its conclusion and says both a natural origin and aContinue Reading
How To Fight Common Wintertime Respiratory Viruses
2025-01-25
SATURDAY, Jan. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In the throes of winter’s yearly round of respiratory virus outbreaks, it pays to remember what Grandma told you. Wash your hands often, cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you sneeze or cough and stay away from folks who mayContinue Reading
Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time
2025-01-21
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service —Continue Reading
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CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
2025-01-17
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues to grow in the United States and Canada. The advisory, issuedContinue Reading
Bird Flu Kills 20 Million Chickens in U.S., Driving Egg Prices Sky-High
2025-01-14
TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 America’s egg supply since the outbreak began in 2022. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) dataContinue Reading
Tragic Pet Cat Deaths Linked to Bird Flu in Raw Milk
2025-01-13
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 cats, a 14-year-old tabby, Alexander, and Tuxsie, a 4-year-old tuxedo cat, after they drank raw milkContinue Reading
More Evidence Bolsters the Oral Herpes and Alzheimer’s Link
2025-01-08
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — 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 Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the common infection might play a role inContinue Reading