The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...

The Louisiana patient was hospitalized with a severe case of bird flu in the first death in the U.S. caused by the H5N1 virus ...

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has urged the U.S. Senate — including specifically Sen. Bill Cassidy, a fellow Republican from ...

In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no ...