Sweeping layoffs, funding freezes and executive orders have provoked outcry among federal researchers and their university partners, who fear that science itself is under siege.

Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn

Despite the efficacy of antiviral drug repositioning, convalescent plasma (CP), and the currently available vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrom...

Kennedy has expressed support for some fields, but has also declared he’d like a ‘break’ in infectious-disease research.

@angie_rasmussen: Giving infectious disease research a break, as promised by the MAHA agenda. Let's break down what exactly this Executive Order is *really* saying. Fortunately, I speak fluent anti-va...

A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between ...

The National Institutes of Health says the cuts will save more than $4 billion a year, but critics say it puts potentially lifesaving research in jeopardy.

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

My hospital just reinstituted mask mandates for all staff working with patients. They also advise patients to wear masks while in the hospital, but have not made it a requirement. I still have a stas

mRNA vaccines have been a long time coming, but were only approved after covid-19 emerged, marking the beginning of a new way of preventing – and treating – various conditions

Covid-19 is responsible for the deaths of millions of people around the world, but researchers fear the next global outbreak could be even worse, making it vital that we start preparing for that unkno...

Jeff Bezos’s space company is about to launch New Glenn, a reusable rocket intended to rival SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, for the first time

Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change

Raging wildfires continue to scorch communities across the Los Angeles area, killing at least five people, displacing about 100,000 more and destroying thousands of structures. With firefighters unabl...

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Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, but the exact magnitude of this uptick is unclear.

DNA of mammalian wildlife species susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 was detected along with SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in environmental samples from animal stalls located at the market epicenter of the emergence of COVID-19.

The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case of bird flu in the U.S.

A farm in California has been ordered by state officials to stop distributing raw milk after multiple batches tested positive for the bird flu virus.

The importance of vaccination in helping address the concerning rise in antimicrobial resistance was emphasized by experts in the field.

Dr. Zubin Damania praised and promoted RFK Jr.-loving doctors. We criticized these doctors and corrected their factual errors. See the difference?

President-Elect Donald Trump has now announced most of picks to lead critical federal health agencies. These picks predictably prioritize grift, quackery, and antivax ideology.

A new systematic study examines water fluoridation benefits and risks, and finds that fluoridation is beneficial with minimal risks.

The field of cancer vaccines is popping with new ideas and clinical trials.

New research suggests that climate change is currently driving a surge in global dengue infections and that case rates could increase by 60% by 2050.

Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals.

Reaching net-zero emissions is essential for halting climate change - but even after we achieve this goal, parts of the planet will continue to warm. Delaying net zero will worsen these effects

Extreme weather and a growing population are driving a food security crisis. What can we do to break the vicious cycle of carbon emissions, climate change and soaring food costs – or is it already too...

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The future of America’s public health agencies looks bleak under Trump.

The conservative Project 2025 playbook for a possible Trump presidency calls for cutting aid for disasters such as Hurricane Helene

Thanks to demagogic pols and craven media, the public believes crime is far more pervasive than it actually is.

Nature - The global H5N1 influenza panzootic in mammals

There are no approved treatments for the Ebola-like haemorrhagic fever, which is spreading in Rwanda.

Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA, 1 October 2024 – The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Rwanda declared a Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak on 27 September 2024. As of 30 September, 27 confirmed cases an...

Cal State LA, in partnership with the University of California, Irvine, has been awarded a Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials grant from the National Science Foundation to advance

Positioning defibrillator pads on the front and back of the body, rather than on the front and side, could be more effective at treating cardiac arrests, new research suggests.

OHSU study results suggest placing defibrillation pads in the front, back could improve dire survival rate — less than one in 10 people nationwide.

This cohort study assesses the association between initial defibrillator pad placement position and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among patients treated by emergency medical services in the United St...

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also experienced symptoms, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a person in Missouri has been infected with the bird flu. Dr. Akshay Syal elaborates on the medical case.