Browsing: Virus
Older adults should get their flu shots now. Here’s why they also need stronger vaccines
Flu season is nigh and if you’re 65 or older, don’t dally on getting your updated, 2024–25 vaccine. Seasonal flu…
A person in the state of Missouri has become the first in the United States to test positive for bird…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, spent time in the hospital after being infected with West…
If your child comes home with ruddy cheeks this back-to-school season, their flushed appearance may be due to something other…
Authorities in Pakistan started screening all travelers to the country for the mpox virus as a precautionary step after a…
Are we sure it’s not four years ago? That first summer of the coronavirus pandemic, when wearing a mask outdoors…
The dreaded COVID summer surge has arrived. Here’s the latest on symptoms and treatment
It’s that time of year again, the season of road trips, pool parties, afternoon thunderstorms—and skyrocketing COVID-19 infections. The virus…
As France braces for 15 million Olympics visitors, its ‘dengue detectives’ are hunting for tiger mosquitoes to prevent an outbreak
When people visit romantic Paris this summer, the last thing they want to think about is possibly contracting dengue fever. …
Traces of bird flu found in pasteurized milk, FDA says, with virus traveling from birds, to cattle, to humans, and chickens
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the…
During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, the rate of serious illness and death was jarringly high in older populations. Why? Weakening…












