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The Quad-Demic: A Winter Storm of Illnesses
The holiday season is usually a time for joy and togetherness, but this year, health experts are warning about a concerning surge of illnesses, creating what's being called a "quad-demic." This refers to the simultaneous rise in cases of four different infectious...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency over bird flu, calling it a “proactive action”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country. The State of Emergency proclamation comes after more bird flu cases were detected in Southern California...
Single bird flu mutation could let it latch easily to human cells, study finds
Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute are reporting that it would take just a single mutation in the version of bird flu that has swept through U.S. dairy herds to produce a virus adept at latching on to human cells, a much simpler step than previously...
Stay Healthy This Holiday Season: The Importance of Getting Your COVID-19 and Flu Shots
As the holiday season approaches, we all look forward to reuniting with family and friends, celebrating traditions, and enjoying festive gatherings. However, the colder months also bring an increased risk of respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and the flu.
Bird flu is confirmed in hospitalized Canadian teen
Health officials on Wednesday confirmed bird flu in a British Columbia teen and said the virus was related to a poultry outbreak in the province.
NH man fights for life with 3 mosquito viruses, including EEE
KENSINGTON, N.H. - A New Hampshire man is fighting for his life because of a mosquito bite. Fifty-four-year-old Joe Casey of Kensington has tested positive for three mosquito-borne viruses, including eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus. "He's my...
The Covid summer wave is here
If more people around you seem to be coming down with Covid lately, that’s because infections are indeed on the rise nationally. Cases are most likely increasing in 39 states and aren’t declining anywhere in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease...
The CDC is preparing for a winter with ‘3 bugs
Even as the nation is faced with blistering heat waves this summer, Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is already thinking ahead to cold and flu season this winter. “We’re going to have three bugs out there, three viruses:...
Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail
Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos of scenes in Wuhan, the...
Five die with Arcturus variant in UK as strain spreads globally
Five people who had the Arcturus strain of Covid have died, according to the latest data from public health chiefs. As of 17 April there were 105 cases of XBB.1.16 – also known as Arcturus – in England, with infections located in all regions apart from the North East....
LA County Reports First Cases of New Arcturus Strain of COVID-19
Los Angeles County has identified the first local cases of a newly emerging strain of COVID-19, the public health director said, although the numbers remain generally low and current vaccines are believed to be effective in preventing severe illness from it. Commonly...
Radioactive implant wipes tumors in unprecedented pre-clinical success
Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel delivery system for cancer treatment and demonstrated its potential against one of the disease’s most troublesome forms. In newly published research in mice with pancreatic cancer, the scientists showed how a...