Hawaii health officials learned from a recent survey that few respondents involved with caring for birds actually know what to do to prevent bird flu. The Hawaii Department of Health in March ...

A roundup of global health news reveals rising challenges, including Brazil's bird flu outbreak, vaccine policy changes by ...

They found 84% were aware bird flu detected in Hawaii, 72% were very or somewhat concerned, two-thirds of backyard flock owners not familiar with prevention, and two-thirds of respondents were unaware ...

Vaccines are one of the greatest public health successes of modern medicine. From smallpox to polio to measles, vaccines have ...

Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus.

The Health and Human Services chief and the growing authoritarianism within the department are already seeding future danger.

A DAD died of a fungal brain infection after doctors misdiagnosed him 11 times. Qinghu Guo, 50, was seen by medics at ...

Mosquitoes in all seven Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro counties in Minnesota tested positive for West Nile virus, and over 25% of pools show infection rates typical of late August.

A truck will spray for mosquitos near Hanover on Wednesday night after a spike in West Nile Virus detections was reported, ...

West Nile virus cases are rising across the United States. Public health officials are reporting more infections than usual. The virus spreads through mosquito bites. Most people do not show symptoms.