In its latest updates, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported more H5N1 avian flu detections in poultry and wild birds, including several ...

The finalized policy revisions and implementation guidance were supported by the work of a federal advisory group, which had listening sessions to hear from stakeholders.

Symptoms associated with long COVID in children differ based on the child's age, according to a nationwide, multisite study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2024 Meeting late last week in ...

Global use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals rose by 2% from 2019 to 2021, according to a report published yesterday by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). The increase comes ...

Wellcome, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will each donate $100 million to the joint initiative.

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), yesterday announced the first two hubs in its next- generation BARDA ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS's) COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved $732 billion by averting illness and related costs during the Delta and Omicron variant waves, with a return ...

Over a year ago, Marc Johnson, PhD, of the University of Missouri, developed a probe to detect H5 avian influenza A virus (IAV) genetic material in city wastewater because he expected it to start ...

The point-prevalence survey of European hospitals also found that 1 in 3 microorganisms detected in HAIs were resistant to antibiotics.

In a new report on the US Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that, during recent public health crises such as COVID-19 and mpox, local officials weren ...

Officials also urged health providers to watch for possible clade 1 cases in people with travel history or epidemiological ...

The investigation revealed that 170 people—many of them in high-risk groups—may have been exposed to TB, a number expected to grow.