The flu has arrived in Monroe County, kicking off an early start to what health officials fear will be a particularly severe sickness season after reports of a vaccine-resistant flu strain taking hold ...

Measles is popping up in pockets across the country, and with holiday travel and colder weather setting in, it’s time to be prepared.

As the Christmas season looms, with its crowded end-of-year parties, family gatherings and busy travel schedules, many New ...

While most national attention has focused on the dismantling of public health infrastructure at the federal level, a new law in Idaho may be one of the most consequential.

COVID-19 risk might be much lower than in past summers, but it’s not gone - making a pre-Christmas booster for some a good idea.

Where you find mice, you'll also find mice droppings. And while you may be tempted to skip the PPE, don't - the risks of ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development has confirmed three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. All three of the new ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Earlier this year, as I began to report on bird flu, an ...

Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...

As flu season gets underway, global health experts are increasingly worried about a new strain of the virus that popped up in June — four months after the makeup of this year’s flu shots had been ...