Opinion: The newest tool to prevent STIs is not available to everyone: A call for participatory and inclusive research
In the midst of an “out of control” epidemic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in…
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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…
USDA maintains bird flu can be eliminated from dairy cows, even as doubts mount among experts
Facing increasing doubts that the U.S. can control the outbreak of avian influenza among dairy…
Opinion: Addressing the dual epidemics of hepatitis C and opioid use
Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans…
At an Iowa county fair, a tradition carries on despite bird flu anxiety in the dairy barn
DECORAH, Iowa — It was livestock check-in day at the Winneshiek County Fair, and the…
Bird flu snapshot: As the number of infected dairy herds mount, so too does pessimism about driving H5N1 out of cows
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Opinion: Listen: Anthony Fauci on presidents, bird flu, and turning down a multimillion-dollar job
Anthony Fauci can’t pinpoint the most meaningful dinner he’s ever had — every time you…
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New study sparks debate about whether H5N1 virus in cows is adapted to better infect humans
A study published Monday provides new evidence that the H5N1 virus currently causing an outbreak…
Opinion: EcoHealth Alliance: Covid’s anti-science mob extracting its pound of flesh
Imagine this post-9/11 scenario: A New York City fire company is forced to shut down…
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Bird flu snapshot: Live H5N1 virus grown from raw milk samples as Delaware moves to legalize its sale
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Why a blue state embraced raw milk, despite bird flu and other health risks
DOVER, Del. – The mood in the Delaware General Assembly chamber was jovial last Thursday…
As bird flu spreads among U.S. cattle, veterinarians find themselves in a familiar position: the frontlines
When, in April, the federal government began requiring some cows to be tested for a…
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…
Bird flu snapshot: A pathologist sees familiar echoes in U.S. response to the outbreak
Bird flu snapshot: This is the latest installment in a series of regular updates on…
Q&A: Lessons from the HHS secretary who ran Bush’s bird flu response
WASHINGTON — Mike Leavitt is in the small club of government officials who’ve led an…
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…
Three months into bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response
Three months since an outbreak of avian influenza in U.S. dairy cattle was declared, the…
Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers
Michigan has led the nation in making inroads with its farmers as it has worked…
Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures
Bird flu snapshot: This is the second installment in a series of regular updates on…
Opinion: The FDA needs to embrace phage therapy to help fight antimicrobial resistance
My daughter, Mallory, died in 2017 at the age of 25 from a multiply resistant…
Opinion: With the threat of H5N1 bird flu, hospitals must stay prepared
A third case of mammal-to-human transmission of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus has…
New Merck pneumococcal vaccine wins FDA approval
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Merck’s new pneumococcal vaccine for adults 18…
Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’
Bird flu snapshot: This is the first in a series of regular updates on H5N1…
Opinion: I cried tears of loss and rage at the World Hepatitis Summit
At this year’s World Hepatitis Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, the World Hepatitis Alliance presented me…
In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released two reports Thursday that lay out what has been…
Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows
LONDON — Seth Berkley, a longtime and widely respected global health leader, said Thursday that…
Opinion: Getting farmworkers to use PPE is hard, but it’s the best way to stop an H5N1 bird flu epidemic
Although a third U.S. dairy worker has been confirmed to be infected with the H5N1…
Michigan stands out for its aggressive bird flu response. Will other states follow its lead?
For weeks now, as the H5N1 bird flu has been spreading into dairy cattle herds…
STAT+: Moderna says data show its combination Covid-flu vaccine generates a strong immune response
Moderna announced Monday that, in a Phase 3 clinical trial, its combination Covid-19 and influenza…
FDA expands approval for GSK’s RSV vaccine to cover younger at-risk adults
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the approval for GSK’s vaccine to protect…
Opinion: A new initiative will help governors and local leaders fight the next pandemic
No one knows when the next pandemic will sweep across the United States. It could…
Finland to offer bird flu vaccine to select groups of people, a possible global first
LONDON — Finland is preparing to offer vaccines to people at risk of exposure to…
These are the bird flu questions that influenza and animal scientists desperately want answered
Ten weeks after government scientists discovered that H5N1 bird flu was sickening dairy cattle in…
A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine
Carbon dioxide monitors have been around for decades. But in 2020, they became, almost overnight,…
FDA approves Moderna’s RSV vaccine, its second licensed product
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna’s vaccine to protect older adults against…
A third U.S. farm worker infected with bird flu is the first to experience respiratory symptoms
A third human case of H5 bird flu tied to the ongoing U.S. outbreak in…
Opinion: Stigma and the return of syphilis
Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. at…
Opinion: The world needs the new pandemic treaty
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, 25 heads of government issued an extraordinary call…
New evidence supports fear that drinking raw milk containing bird flu viruses may be dangerous
A new study published Friday provides more evidence of the potential danger of drinking unpasteurized,…
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…
STAT+: New antiviral works against coronaviruses in mice, but human testing will have to wait
During the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines were the main line of defense. Startlingly effective shots quickly…
CDC asks states and cities to keep flu surveillance at peak levels because of bird flu threat
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked local and state health officials Tuesday to…
Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows
Scientists from the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have managed to…
My rendezvous with the raw milk black market: quick, easy, and unchecked by the FDA
WASHINGTON — It’s Friday May 10, and I’m on my way to what feels like…
USDA, FDA turf battles hamper responses to outbreaks like H5N1 bird flu
WASHINGTON — On a bright June day in 2018, one of the nation’s top regulators…
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…
The public wants Medicare to cover obesity drugs
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Farmers resist push for workers to wear protective gear against bird flu virus
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended this week that dairy and…
Bird flu keeps rewriting the textbooks. It’s why scientists are unsettled by the U.S. dairy cattle outbreak
Twenty-seven years ago today, a 3-year-old boy in Hong Kong developed a sore throat, spiked…