The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

H5N1 bird flu has now crossed into U.S. dairy cattle for the first time, and alarmingly, it did so through just one spillover ...

With bird flu cases rising in the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps that will impact ...

As spring weather sets in, fears of a bird flu pandemic have not materialized, and there is less cause for worry than there ...

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ... Older Adults Might Be More Resistant to Bird Flu Infections Than Children Mar. 13, 2025 — Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu ...

A USDA bird flu response plan, updated in May 2017 during Trump’s first administration, incorporated policy guidance based on lessons from influenza outbreaks during the Obama and first Trump ...

Hospitals should expand and speed up testing of people hospitalised with influenza to see if they are suffering from bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a ...

In Chicago, snow seasons are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago was warmer than average ...