Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts were talking about a ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are working on a novel approach to influenza vaccination that could provide ...

The flu is a disease of the respiratory system involving the mouth, nose, throat and occasionally the bronchi and lungs.

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...

The first U.S. H5N9 outbreak has raised concerns as scientists warn of evolving bird flu risks—here's what you need to know about the symptoms.

Aug. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti ...

Recent history makes clear that microbiological disasters can strike anytime. But a longer history should remind us of the ...