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Drug-resistant flu variant found in U.S.
WBAY Green Bay· 3 hours agoThere are concerns about a new flu variant that appears to be resistant to antiviral treatments. There are only two people in the U.S. who are infected,...
York County resident dies from rare virus caused by tick bite
Portland Press Herald· 4 days agoA resident of York County has died from a rare virus caused by a tick bite, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. It is the first fatal case of ...
Doxy-PEP and STIs: What You Need to Know Now
Metro Weekly· 7 days agoIncidences of sexually transmitted infections have been on the rise in the U.S., and around the globe. Last week, in a move to combat increasing rates of...
COVID taught us a lot for future pandemics. Attacking Fauci doesn't make us safer.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA person across a poorly ventilated room can still get infected. Maintaining physical distance still...
Be 'alert but not alarmed' about bird flu, CDC official urges.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe first worker to become infected had been wearing gloves, but not eye protection ‒ and likely got...
Study shows 'not surprising' fatal spread of avian flu in ferrets
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 7 days agoLate last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a study showing that...
More US bird flu spread would heighten human infection risk, officials say
Reuters via AOL· 4 days ago(Reuters) -Further spread of bird flu among U.S. dairy herds presents additional opportunities for...
FDA: Recalled Florida cucumbers with salmonella might not be linked to outbreaks after all
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested...make people sick,"...
CDC: Antibiotic taken after sex can help prevent STDs
The Columbian· 6 days agoSome people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials recommended Tuesday. The Centers for Disease ...
Survey reveals many Americans don't know much about STIs like syphilis
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 4 days agoThe authors noted that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in January that...