health Scientists warn of urgent need for H5N1 bird flu pandemic preparations Ellsworth Toohey

Covid outbreak CDC conference cursed by Covid outbreak, 181 infected Mark Frauenfelder

Science A cat-borne fungus infected 11,000 people; the US is next, CDC says Ellsworth Toohey

health Study found that over a third of hospital aerosol samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 Jennifer Sandlin

Personal irresponsibility A preventable outbreak: measles spreads where vaccines didn't Jason Weisberger

Today in Chaos Bird flu spreads to unlucky Washington state resident Séamus Bellamy

vaccination Canada loses measles-free status as anti-vax ignorance spreads faster than the virus Jason Weisberger

Science South Carolina measles outbreak sends over 150 unvaccinated, exposed children into quarantine Jason Weisberger

uk From vomit clouds to toilet spray, norovirus is everywhere this winter Jennifer Sandlin

public health Louisiana resident is first American to die from H5N1 after contact with infected birds, CDC confirms Ellsworth Toohey

CDC Dr. Deborah Birx: "Our agencies are making the same mistakes they made with COVID" Jennifer Sandlin

COVID-19 New study provides the "definitive answer on masks." They work. Jennifer Sandlin

pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin

conspiracy theories Raw milk lovers are spinning the government's H5N1 warnings into a conspiracy theory Jennifer Sandlin

avian flu Here's the latest on H5N1—avian flu—and some resources tracking the virus Jennifer Sandlin

texas Cow gives man bird flu Rob Beschizza

American Journal of Infection Control New study finds that closing the toilet lid when flushing isn't all that effective for cutting down viral contamination Jennifer Sandlin

bernie sanders Long COVID expert at US Senate hearing: "the burden of disease and disability from long COVID . . . is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease" Jennifer Sandlin

beer Polish beer company is brewing "Yoni" beer, made with the vaginal bacteria of "goddesses" Jennifer Sandlin

public health How Nipah virus could change your personality forever Mark Frauenfelder