A mother’s influenza infection drives her placenta into full antiviral defense. That defense appears to come at a cost to the ...

The ongoing Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda has now killed 61 people, with 359 confirmed cases. The Bundibugyo strain of the virus has a fatality rate of ...

Public health specialists told ABC News the best way for people to protect themselves against these viruses is to get vaccinated. The CDC currently recommends that people aged 6 months and older ...

Public health serves us best when we can trust the CDC is counting what happened, not deciding to count what Secretary ...

A roundup of six recent studies explores an advanced breast cancer drug combination, atropine for childhood myopia, gene ...

A similarity between the viruses behind the flu and HIV is now the subject of a research effort at Michigan State University that could help develop effective vaccines for both of them.

Physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are encouraging people to consider receiving a flu vaccine. Historically, the flu becomes more widespread during the fall and winter seasons.

Newswise — DALLAS – Sept. 17, 2026 – Every fall, millions of Americans heed the call to get their annual flu shot. Getting vaccinated reduces the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death ...

The new mRNA influenza vaccine, reportedly a more effective inoculation against seasonal flu, could become available this week at CVS and Walgreens, according to the healthcare retail giants. The ...

The FDA’s approval of an mRNA flu shot presents a new, long-awaited option—and raises big questions about the future of flu vaccines. On August 5, the US Food and Drug Administration approved ...

A rare Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) on Kangaroo Island has been confirmed to have died from highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu. The sea lion had recently been attacked by a shark, weakening it.