INFECTIOUS DISEASE

California 3 hours ago

Avian flu confirmed in California, 250,000 birds euthanized amid spread concerns

Animal disease experts are raising concern about the spread of the avian flu in the Bay Area after two farms in Sonoma County said they had to euthanize around 250,000 birds.

HEALTH 15 hours ago

Childhood pneumonia surge reported in Netherlands amid outbreak in China

Childhood pneumonia cases are surging in the Netherlands and in China, health agencies have reported. Here's what we know so far about the mysterious increase in respiratory infections.

World 1 day ago

Chinese health officials call out western media's lack of 'common sense' on country's respiratory illness rise

Chinese health experts are seeking to reassure the public on the spike in respiratory illnesses and are blaming western media outlets for misinformation.

HEALTH 1 day ago

Free COVID tests coming to US schools, says federal government: ‘Preventing the spread’

The federal government will distribute free COVID-19 tests to schools across the U.S., according to an announcement posted on the U.S. Department of Education website this Wednesday.

VIDEO 1 day ago

Texas AG Ken Paxton on Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine lawsuit: 'We're going to get to the bottom of this'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton discusses a court saying that the state must remove the migrant barrier buoys from the Rio Grande and the lawsuit against Pfizer over COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness.

VIDEO 2 days ago

Sen. Rand Paul: Everything Fauci said in private, he'd say the opposite in public

Sen. Rand Paul says Dr. Anthony Fauci will appear before Congress in January to be questioned on 'Hannity.' 

VIDEO 2 days ago

Fauci was ‘totally out of touch’ during the pandemic: Dr. Harvey Risch

Yale professor emeritus of epidemiology Dr. Harvey Risch reacts to ‘Emperor Fauci’ saying he wanted to make life ‘difficult’ for the unvaccinated on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’

China 2 days ago

GOP senators call for China travel ban to prevent mystery illness spread

Five senators have demanded President Biden implement a travel ban on China due to an alarming spike in an unknown respiratory illness.

Children's Health 2 days ago

Western Massachusetts reports RSV uptick as child pneumonia outbreak hits Ohio

An uptick in RSV cases is happening in western Massachusetts, leading some children to suffer from mild cases of pneumonia, according to a report.

RESPIRATORY HEALTH 2 days ago

Amid childhood pneumonia outbreaks, infectious diseases expert reveals key facts about ‘white lung syndrome’

As childhood pneumonia outbreaks begin to crop up in regions around the U.S., an infectious diseases experts weighs in on possible causes and risks and presents key facts.