Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US
A person in Louisiana has the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday.
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A look at how some of Donald Trump’s picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s overhaul
The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host.
STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday.
US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history, preliminary data suggests.
Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
Tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors’ group said.
Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak
U.S. health officials announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak.
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd U.S. case tied to dairy cows
A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows.
US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the virus known as Type A H5N1.
US measles cases are up in 2024. What’s driving the increase?
There have been 17 times as many U.S. measles cases in the first three months of this year compared with the average number seen in the first three months of...
Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline.