Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Respiratory viruses—such as COVID-19, RSV, and the flu—are still circulating at high rates in ...

A government advisory committee has canceled a meeting on flu shot recommendations, raising concerns amid shifts in ...

The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week. While more common globally, the virus' numbers are up ...

The CDC posted a bird flu update to the health agency’s website on Wednesday, the first since President Donald Trump took ...

Drexel University professor Usama Bilal was alarmed when federal health agencies began taking down web pages and data portals ...

A new coronavirus has just been detected in bats. Lab tests show the virus can infect human cells, but experts say not to be ...

In March 2024, for the first time in the United States, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was ...

In a January 24 interview with the far-right-wing outlet Breitbart News, newly appointed CIA director John Ratcliffe stated that assessing intelligence on a potential Wuhan lab leak was a top priority ...

Ever watched the movie Contagion? Produced in 2011, this thriller tells the story of how a virus, brought to the U.S. by a ...

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar way to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for ...

The first death in an ongoing measles outbreak has been reported in Texas. The Texas Department of State Health Services announced the death of a school-aged child on Wednesday morning. The child, who ...