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U.S. health officials confirm 4 new bird flu cases in Colorado poultry workers
A bird flu virus has been spreading since 2020 among mammals -- including dogs, cats, skunks, bears and even seals and porpoises 鈥� in scores of countries.
What to look for in mosquito repellents
Mosquito season is starting to rev up across much of the United States. So you might want to pause summer vacation planning and consider what to look for in insect...
Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows
A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu in what is the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows. Health officials say the person experienced...
U.S. tuberculosis cases were at their the highest level in a decade in 2023
The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were...
Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, U.S. health officials say
U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that COVID-19 remains the main...
U.S. suicides hit an all-time high last year
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet calculated a suicide rate...
Some officials now say monkeypox elimination unlikely in U.S.
Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.
CDC drops quarantine, distancing recommendations for COVID
The nation's top public health agency relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines Thursday, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans.
If monkeypox spreads through sexual contact, is it an STD?
For most of the six decades that monkeypox has been known to affect people, it was not known as a disease that spreads through sex. Now that has changed.