Most of the state has a "low" level of flu in the latest report by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.

After staff and funding cuts across the HHS, the FDA has suspended its quality control program for testing dairy products. Here's what to know.

The U.S. has been on high alert in recent months as bird flu has spread across poultry farms, leading grocery stores and farmers to hunker down to prevent the spread of the disease and its ...

A nanoparticle-based vaccine candidate for H5N1 avian influenza achieved 100% protection in preclinical trials, offering hope ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

The flu sickens millions of people in the U.S. every year, and the past year has been particularly tough. Although infections are trending downward, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Bird flu outbreaks have forced tens of millions of chickens to be culled across nine states over the past year as more hotspots continue to emerge. So far, the Department of Agriculture has ...

Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. Now, in just over a year ...

Experimental Bird Flu Vaccine Excels in Animal Models Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes ...

There has been widespread publicity in the wake of Harmony’s disappearance and death, along with concerns about the handling of her care and custody by authorities in Massachusetts and New ...