The White House on Tuesday held a summit with vaccine manufacturers and scientists as it set its sights on next-generation Covid vaccines that could offer much broader protection against the...
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, who was one of the nation’s top health officials for decades, had received death threats during the coronavirus pandemic. He has hired his own security detail.
Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the development of life-saving treatments,
Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu.
To improve and streamline oversight of risky pathogen research, President-elect Donald Trump should create a new biosafety and biosecurity agency.
Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood and other fluids from patients with acute COVID-19 infections,
Dr. Matthew Memoli, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases researcher focused on flu and other respiratory viruses, has been named acting director of the nearly $50 billion agency.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) urges people to stay safe during the bird flu outbreak. The DNR reports that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),
Investigators from Mass General Brigham have found that a method originally designed for cancer detection can also identify and monitor even tiny amounts of SARS-CoV-2 intact viral particles in blood and other fluids from patients with acute COVID-19 infections,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some new flu data to the public on Friday, despite the Trump administration’s halt of nearly all scientific communication coming from federal health agencies.
Amid an outbreak of bird flu, the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) has decided to not accept or treat injured or abandoned wild birds including raptors, songbirds, or