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Meet the Americans Who Still Take COVID-19 Precautions Seriously

Immunocompromised people and others say they must remain vigilant

Jan 20, 2025
 A photo of Susan Scarbro bowling while wearing a mask in Little River, South Carolina on Jan. 3, 2025.
Amid H5N1, CDC Wants Faster Influenza A Subtyping for Hospitalized Cases

Clinicians should also ask about animal exposure

Jan 16, 2025
 A colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H1N1 virus particles.
Healthcare in the Mix in President Biden's Farewell Address

Biden touts Medicare drug price negotiation and gun safety law, but also warns about AI's dangers

Jan 16, 2025
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Biden Health Officials Say They Built Up Pandemic Defenses. Trump Promises Changes.

The outgoing administration releases a "roadmap" for defenses against infectious diseases

Jan 14, 2025
 A photo of an animal caretaker labeling a blood sample collected from a dairy calf vaccinated against bird flu in Ames, Iowa
Timing of Vaccine Doses for Toddlers Has Improved

However, many children still lack the necessary doses to complete vaccine series

Jan 13, 2025
A photo of a toddler in his mothers arms about to receive a vaccination.
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Mpox Clade I in the U.S. Should Be a Wake-Up Call

Sustained global health investment is the need of the hour

Jan 12, 2025
 A computer rendering of mpox virus particles.
Growing 'Medical Freedom' Movement Poses Challenge for Public Health

The notion isn't new, but is "coalescing, now, around this phrase"

Jan 10, 2025
A photo of protestors holding up handmade signs outside of a hospital protesting COVID vaccination.
Study Pinpoints Factors Driving COVID Vaccine Hesitancy Among Black Women

Government mistrust persists, certain promotion tactics also seen as exploitive, coercive

Jan 09, 2025
A photo of a woman lifting her sleeve to reveal a bandaid from a vaccination.
Here's What to Know About Human Metapneumovirus

Reports of the common respiratory illness are increasing in the Northern Hemisphere

Jan 08, 2025
A computer rendering of human metapneumovirus.
Florida Grand Jury Investigating COVID Vaccines Finds No Proof of Criminal Activity

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sought the investigation in 2022

Jan 08, 2025
A photo of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.
DoxyPEP Rollout Tied to Dent in STI Epidemic in the Real World

Promising results in California, but antibacterial resistance still a concern

Jan 06, 2025
 A photo of a man holding several doxycycline capsules.
Louisiana Person Is the First U.S. Bird Flu Death, Health Officials Say

Genetic analysis suggested bird flu virus had mutated inside the patient

Jan 06, 2025
A colorized electron microscope image released by the NIAID of avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles.
Which Respiratory Virus Do I Have?

There's a range of possibilities, and it's not easy to tell them apart

Jan 03, 2025
A computer rendering of viruses entering a person with their lungs visible.
5 Things We Know and Still Don't Know About COVID, 5 Years After It Appeared

A look at a half decade of SARS-CoV-2

Jan 02, 2025
A photo of a medical worker taking a swab sample from a worker of in Wuhan in China in 2021.
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