New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Scientists at the University of Maryland conducted a systematic review of scientific literature from 2004 to 2024 to assess ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisory committee endorsed fall flu vaccinations Thursday for just about every American but with a twist: The group says people should ...

The eight new ACIP members met for the first time June 25 after Kennedy fired all 17 original members of the committee June 9 ...

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The study looked at data from 2022 to 2024 in two health regions of Puerto Rico, San Juan and Caguas. Researchers compared daily cases of COVID-19 and flu with levels of airborne fungal spores and ...

President Donald Trump raged against his own “Big Beautiful Bill” in a social media post Saturday, calling some of what’s in it a “giant SCAM” and “JUNK” that’s costly and harmful.

Monitoring fungal spores in the outdoor air can predict surges in flu and Covid-19 infections, according to a study.Researchers from Lynn University in Florida, US, discovered that airborne ...

Researchers from Lynn University in Florida, US, discovered that airborne concentrations of fungal spores -- but not pollen -- were strongly linked to increases in flu and Covid-19 cases.