US soldier Private Albert Gitchell became the first recorded military case of Spanish Flu on March 4, 1918; the start of ...

Panelists at pandemic preparedness symposium in La Jolla fear federal turmoil is hindering race to spot human-to-human ...

In February 2025, flu rates spiked to the highest levels seen in at least 15 years, with flu outpacing COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 ...

As bird flu, also known as H5N1, spreads across the country, experts are concerned about the potential for undetected transfer and mutations.

As STAT’s Helen Branswell writes, mRNA vaccines are the fastest to make and the easiest to mass produce.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Eggs are disappearing from store shelves due to shortages caused by the avian flu outbreak, but never fear — the eggs used to make the flu vaccine are safe.

On Saturday, renowned geneticist and former longtime NIH director Francis Collins announced that he has retired, leaving an ...

Alongside a backdrop of the largest flu seasons in 15 years, H5N1 bird influenza is spreading amongst poultry. There has been some crossover into cattle herds in America, as well as bird-to-human ...

The worst flu season in 15 years has left hundreds of thousands of Americans hospitalized nationwide, and D.C. is feeling it ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza continues to devastate poultry flocks throughout the United States, as well as cause ...

The first week of February saw more flu cases in Pennsylvania than any other week over the past five years with almost 29,000 infections, data from the state Department of Health show.