Health Feb 07 U.S. facing most intense flu season in at least 15 years One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu season since 2009-2010.
Health Feb 05 Racial gap widens in maternal mortality around time of childbirth Black women in the U.S. died at a rate nearly 3.5 times higher white women around the time of childbirth in 2023. That's according to federal health data released Wednesday.
Health Jan 27 CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await…
Politics Jan 14 Trump promises to change pandemic defenses created by Biden health officials During the campaign last year, Trump told Time magazine that he would disband the White House office focused on pandemic preparedness, calling it "a very expensive solution to something that won’t work."…
Health Jan 06 Louisiana patient is the first to die of bird flu in the U.S., health officials say Louisiana officials say they are not aware of any other cases in their state, and U.S. officials have said they do not have any evidence that the virus is spreading from person to person.
Health Jan 02 5 years after it appeared, things we know and still don’t know about COVID Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries.
Health Dec 20 Flu cases surge in parts of the U.S. as vaccine rates for children drop compared to last year Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before.
Nation Dec 18 First severe bird flu case in U.S. reported in Louisiana, according to health officials A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.
Politics Nov 23 Trump names a Fox News personality, a COVID mandate critic and an anti-vaccine doctor to key public health roles Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the nation's next surgeon general, Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, and doctor and former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health Nov 22 First case of bird flu infection in a U.S. child confirmed in California, officials say The infection brings the reported number of U.S. bird flu cases this year to 55, including 29 in California, the CDC said. Most were farmworkers who tested positive with mild symptoms.