For the second year in a row, the CDC’s annual STI report showed an overall decline in combined cases of the three nationally reportable infections — chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday that it had maintained close communication with the World Health Organization (WHO) on respiratory diseases, when asked about the rising cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in China.
There has been a significant increase in the cases of tularaemia—also known as rabbit fever—a rare bacterial disease with a 56 per cent surge over the past decade. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
The experiment of whether H5 can ever be successful in human populations is happening before our eyes,” Seema Lakdawala, a flu virologist at Emory University, told me. “And we are doing nothing to stop it.
Moderna's bird flu vaccine development, supported by a U.S. government grant, could be a game changer if the bird flu spreads significantly. Read my MRNA analysis.
However, no instances of bird flu being transmitted to people via food or drinks have been reported during the U.S.'s current outbreak. Are eggs, dairy, and poultry safe to eat? I
A parasitic worm eradicated in the United States nearly 60 years ago could be threatening a comeback, Texas wildlife officials warn. The New World Screwworm was recently detected in Mexico, and the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife is asking people in South Texas to watch out for animals affected by the screwworms.
President-elect Donald Trump has been formally sentenced in his New York hush money case, but the judge has declined to impose any punishment. The sentence pronounced Friday by Manhattan Judge