Sen. Bill Cassidy's intent to serve as a bulwark against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism may be sincere. But if Kennedy becomes the nation's top health official, Cassidy will have limited ...

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in about 15 years. One indicator of flu ...

San Mateo County public health officials reported finding H5N1 bird flu in a pet cat and a backyard poultry flock.

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

The CDC allegedly posted and swiftly deleted data suggesting bird flu could spread from cats to people in a table included in ...

Out of 3,144 counties in the United States, Morehouse Parish ranks 3,107 in the nation for heart attack deaths. See the data.

A second type of bird flu has been found in U.S. dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday.

Although it is standard procedure to kill flocks with the outbreak of bird flu, posts on social media twisted the truth.

Officials with the Alabama Department of Health are investigating a foodborne outbreak reported late last month in southwest Alabama suspected to be linked to oysters from Louisiana that left nearly a ...

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in Canada geese in Jefferson County — now one of 10 Kentucky ...

Washington saw a high number of whooping cough cases in 2024, with more than 2,000 reported, according to the state Department of Health.