Deadly flu season: CDC reports more deaths from flu than COVID in recent weekly data
Weekly numbers show that 2% of U.S. deaths for week 5 were due to the flu. COVID was responsible for 1.5% of deaths in the ...
Federal Judge Rules FDA, CDC Must Restore Health Websites Removed Under Trump Order
TUESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Disease digest: What you really need to know about the flu, measles, whooping cough and other viruses spiking in the US
Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV are staples of the winter cold and flu season, but the measles, whooping cough and norovirus are ...
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US funding freeze: SA health research facing catastrophic financing cuts
After an unprecedented two weeks of aid cuts by the United States government that left HIV programmes and research efforts ...
WHO has only ‘limited information’ on bird flu spread in US
The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that it has only "limited information" about the spread of bird flu in the ...
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CDC: US influenza activity in the United States remains elevated
During this week, of the 4,377 viruses reported by public health laboratories, 4,264 and 113 were influenza A and B, respectively. Of the 3,458 influenza A viruses subtyped, 53.7% were influenza A ...
Flu activity now highest in 15 years: Tennessee among states that have it worst
Influenza cases continue to mount with the virus reaching activity levels in the U.S. not seen for the last 15 years, ...
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CDC reports rise in respiratory illnesses in Virginia
Respiratory illnesses like the flu, COVID-19 and RSV have been on the rise recently in Virginia. According to the U.S.
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USDA confirms new avian influenza genotype in dairy cattle
Originally found mostly in wild birds and poultry, H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b, genotype D1.1, was discovered in dairy cattle last ...
New bird flu strain detected in Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
A new strain of bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the first cow-spread case, the CDC has reported.
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Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.One indicator<a ...
Judge orders Trump Administration to temporarily restore web pages for CDC, FDA
A number of web pages were taken down to comply with executive orders. Appeals court won't halt judge’s order requiring Trump ...