The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.
President Trump last week issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from WHO, but that did not take immediate effect. Leaving WHO requires the approval of Congress and that the U.S. meets its financial obligations for the current fiscal year. The U.S. also must provide a one-year notice.
Hospitals rely on the CDC’s weekly update to prepare for ... director of the Center for Health Policy Research at George Washington University. “It can be a situation where the flu is slowing ...
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state healt
In a surprise decision focused on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public health officials have been told to stop working with the
A newly identified strain of bird flu, H5N9, discovered at a California duck farm, has prompted concerns about the possibility of a larger outbreak, The Washington Post reported Jan. 29. Health experts are monitoring the situation, particularly the potential for genetic mutations that could make the virus more easily transmissible among humans.
The covid wave this winter is less severe compared with previous years, with hospitalization rates down and wastewater levels lower.
Kansas is experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in American history. Here's how to protect yourself, according to an infectious disease doctor.
Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick for health secretary, has falsely linked vaccines to autism and argued people should have separate vaccination schedules based on their race.
The memo comes after Trump, in addition to dozens of other executive orders, pulled the U.S out of the WHO last week.
There is a bird flu vaccine, and a federal stockpile holds several million doses, per The New York Times. However, Kennedy, who has been an outspoken vaccine critic, previously said on X that the bird flu vaccines “appear to be dangerous.” Basically, if a bird flu vaccine is needed, there are concerns that people will actually have access to it.
The cost of eggs has seen a mere 37% increase in just one year and it's expected to increase even more as the year goes on.