Q&A: The U.S. can, and should, do more on H5N1 bird flu, a top WHO official says
More work needs to be done by the agricultural sector to get to the bottom…
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Cause of Missouri H5 bird flu case remains a mystery, CDC says
Disease investigators have not been able to determine how a person in Missouri with no…
5 burning questions about Missouri’s mysterious H5 bird flu case
News that a person in Missouri contracted H5 bird flu despite having no known contact…
Opinion: Eight former CDC directors: Hollowing out the CDC is a prescription for disaster
As former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we are deeply concerned…
Trying to time your seasonal vaccines just right? There are no easy answers, but here are some factors to consider
With fall coming into view, public health officials across the country are turning to the…
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21 cases of little-known Oropouche virus detected in U.S.
Nearly two dozen people in the United States have been confirmed to have contracted the…
CDC slightly increases risk bird flu could cause a pandemic in latest assessment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new risk assessment of the H5N1…
Hospitals, labs, and health departments try to cope with blood culture bottle shortage
Hospitals across the country are facing a severe shortage of supplies of blood culture bottles,…
Wastewater surveillance group funded by Google founder, Bloomberg sheds dozens of testing sites
WastewaterSCAN, one of the United States’ largest private entities that provide real-time data on pathogens…
‘Legal’ psychedelic mushrooms actually contain illegal hallucinogens, study shows
WASHINGTON – A new study published Thursday finds that several mushroom candies, which are widely…
Long Covid is more prevalent among Americans with disabilities, new CDC data show
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just released a trove of data on Americans…
STAT+: Biden administration appeals jury finding in battle over patents for HIV prevention pills
The Biden administration has appealed a decision in which a federal court jury last year…
CDC looks to expand capacity to test for H5N1 bird flu in people
As the H5N1 bird flu outbreak in dairy cows enters its fourth month, the Centers…
CDC advisory panel opts for a go-slow approach on expanding usage of RSV vaccines
Makers of RSV vaccines for older adults saw their plans to try to expand usage…
There’s a heat wave coming. Here’s what you need to know
Extreme heat is coming this week in many parts of the United States. The Midwest…
CDC endorses prophylactic antibiotics to reduce STIs in high-risk groups
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finalized its guidelines for post-exposure prophylaxis against bacterial…
Wastewater testing specifically for bird flu virus will scale up nationally in coming weeks
Less than a month ago, researchers reported for the first time the ability to scan…
CDC launching wastewater dashboard to track bird flu virus spread
Reluctance among dairy farmers to report H5N1 bird flu outbreaks within their herds or allow…
Federal officials will fund farms’ protective measures to contain H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — The federal government will provide livestock farms as much as $28,000 apiece to…
STAT+: CDC goes hard on military pets
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Opinion: H5N1 communication has been strictly for the birds. Didn’t the federal government learn anything from Covid?
When it comes to federal agencies communicating to the public about H5N1 bird flu, it…
At Milken Institute conference, CDC director Mandy Cohen talks public health preparedness
In the spring of 2020, as Covid-19 took hold around the world, Centers of Disease…
Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say
A new report on the first human bird flu case tied to the outbreak in…
CDC’s top flu scientist says the risk to the public from H5N1 is low, but she isn’t sleeping well. Here’s why
Vivien Dugan isn’t getting much sleep these days. The director of the influenza division at…
STAT+: Telehealth providers can drive antibiotic overuse — or choose to combat it
Ho Anh had just started working at Lemonaid Health when he was caught up in…
CDC to doctors: Look out for bird flu infections among dairy farm workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged medical practitioners on Friday to be on…
STAT+: Here’s what you might have missed in Biden’s budget proposal
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Monday unveiled his requests for the 2025 budget, potentially his…
Opinion: The CDC’s new, relaxed Covid isolation guidance makes perfect sense
What makes for good public health guidance? That’s the conversation I was having with a…
Chikungunya vaccine approved for select groups by CDC advisory panel
In a global first, some travelers and laboratory researchers who are at risk of contracting…
CDC advisory panel says people 65 and older should get a Covid spring booster shot
An expert panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccines on Wednesday…
More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, study finds
NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs…
HHS fills key vaccine advisory panel slots
The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday that it is filling eight vacancies,…
Lyme disease cases rise, but largely due to a change in data collection
A new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appears to…
New pharma CEOs in the hot seat
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
STAT+: More than half the slots on a key vaccine advisory panel are vacant. Where’s HHS?
A critical government advisory committee charged with charting U.S. vaccination policy appears to be atrophying,…
CDC and social media: The new misinformation war
You’re reading the web edition of D.C. Diagnosis, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about the politics and…
Supreme Court to weigh whether Covid misinformation is protected speech
WASHINGTON — As social media sites were flooded with misleading posts about vaccine safety, mask…
Updated Covid vaccine has 54% effectiveness, new data suggest
New data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggest that the…
The U.S. hasn’t seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950. Other STD rates are down or flat
NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn’t abating, with the rate of infectious cases…
Transgender women’s higher risk for HIV is influenced by discrimination, CDC finds
Transgender women, in particular those belonging to marginalized racial and ethnic groups, have disproportionately high…
Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine
America is over the Covid vaccine. Frantic lineups for scarce doses when Covid vaccines first…
Chronic fatigue syndrome estimated to affect 3.3 million in U.S., more than previously thought: CDC
Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults…
CDC Director Mandy Cohen unscathed in her first congressional testimony
WASHINGTON — House Republicans sought Thursday to hammer the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s…
U.S. life expectancy rose in 2022, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year…
STAT+: House Republicans call CDC director to testify
WASHINGTON — A House committee that has sparred with the Biden administration over its handling…
Flu season is approaching, CDC says
Flu activity in many parts of the United States is starting to rise more rapidly,…
New CDC campaign asks health care leaders to take responsibility for reducing burnout
Often, workplace conversations about burnout put the onus on the individual to take care of…
Say goodbye to the Covid-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white Covid-19…
STAT+: FDA cites Fresenius Kabi for contamination problems that CDC linked to deadly sepsis cases
Several cases of sepsis — three of which ended in patients deaths — were traced…
STAT+: Verily lands $38 million deal with CDC for wastewater surveillance
Alphabet’s life sciences company Verily has scored its first Centers for Disease Control contract, a…