Health

Tamiflu shortages emerge during severe flu season

The FDA does not include oseltamivir in its drug shortage list, but the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ drug shortage database does.

Tri-State emergency rooms overwhelmed by respiratory illnesses

Ohio - Emergency rooms across the Tri-State area are experiencing a surge in patients due to respiratory illnesses, including the flu, COVID-19, and RSV.

Genes and biological networks that drive long COVID risk

By merging causal genetics with network control theory, this study reveals hidden drivers of long COVID, offering new insight into why the condition affects patients so differently

COVID continues to exact heavy toll on older US adults, study suggests

Even after the COVID-19 public health emergency ended in May 2023, the virus continued to cause millions of illnesses and more than 100,000 deaths annually from October 2022 to September 2024, with the majority of severe outcomes and deaths concentrated among older adults

U.S. vaccination rates are plunging. Look up where your school stands.

Rocked by pandemic politics, the nation’s shield against infectious disease is shrinking.

Cuba hit by surge of dengue and other infectious diseases

Outbreaks of several infectious diseases in Cuba have killed dozens and are reportedly overwhelming the island’s hospitals and mortuaries. Cuba is confronting one of its most serious infectious disease crises in recent decades, driven by a surge in arboviral infections such as chikungunya, dengue, and Oropouche.

Microplastics Burrow Into Blood Vessels and Fuel Heart Disease

Routine contact with microplastics may speed up atherosclerosis, a condition in which arteries become clogged and can lead to heart attacks and strokes. In this study, the harmful effects appeared only in male mice.

Measles exposures have recently been confirmed at several U.S. airports

Candida auris spreads globally as drug resistance and virulence increase, review finds

Invasive fungal infections affect approximately 6.5 million people per year, with high mortality rates

Bad flu season getting worse; skyrocketing cases set state record

Flu season is ramping up, and some experts are "pretty worried"

How America’s Health Care System Broke in 2025

Two moments in 2025 revealed how vulnerable the U.S. health care system has become. The first was quiet but consequential. The second was impossible to ignore.

Indian Scientists Predict How H5N1 Virus Could Spread To Humans

If households of primary contacts are quarantined when just two cases are detected, the outbreak can almost certainly be contained, the research found. But by the time 10 cases are identified, it is overwhelmingly likely that the infection has already spread into the wider population, making its trajectory virtually indistinguishable from a scenario with no early intervention.

One confirmed and one potential human case of influenza A(H5N1) detected through an expanded subtyping protocol

To evaluate whether cases may be going undiagnosed, we implemented universal H5 subtype screening of all influenza A-positive samples within our hospital system, regardless of patient exposure history. Here we report that this expanded screening identified two cases of H5N1 in individuals with no known H5N1 exposure risk in Alameda County, CA.

More Than One-Third of Individuals With COVID-19 Experience Long COVID

A systematic review and meta-analysis published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases reported a pooled prevalence of long COVID as 36% worldwide.

Risks of Stroke and Transient Cerebral Ischemia up to 4 Years Post-SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Large Diverse Urban Population in the Bronx

Both hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID+ patients exhibited a higher risk of new-onset ischemic stroke compared to matched COVID− controls over up to four years of follow-up. Non-hospitalized COVID+ patients also showed an increased risk of transient cerebral ischemia, whereas hospitalized COVID+ patients showed similar risk compared to COVID− controls. These findings underscore the importance of long-term monitoring for cerebrovascular complications among high-risk COVID-19 survivors.

WHO expert group’s new analysis reaffirms there is no link between vaccines and autism

Pediatricians reject CDC advisers’ guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B

ECDC defines strategies to fight avian and swine flu in humans

This autumn, Europe has seen a sharp increase in avian influenza A(H5N1) cases in wild birds and poultry. Its wide circulation among birds increases the risk of human exposure to infected animals and the virus subsequently spilling over to humans. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has today released a guide and tools to help European countries detect and respond to possible animal-related influenza threats, including pandemics.

Receptors in mammary glands make livestock and humans inviting hosts for avian flu

COVID Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause

27 birds dead as avian flu surges across Southeast Texas

The Health District said 10 humans had direct contact with infected birds. All 10 individuals were evaluated and eight had flu-like symptoms, but all testing came back negative for influenza. Officials are warning residents not to touch anything out of the ordinary.

For those living with dementia, new study suggests shingles vaccine could slow the disease

A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine not only appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20%, it also helped those who already have the disease.

US navy accused of cover-up over dangerous plutonium in San Francisco

Bird flu’s surprising heat tolerance has scientists worried