Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health ...

Countries have agreed on a blueprint for a more cooperative, fairer response to global health emergencies – but the real test ...

A dire warning from U.S. health officials has ignited fears of a 2025 pandemic as the H5N1 avian flu virus surges across all ...

As H5N1 bird flu spreads across species in the US, global experts warn that ongoing mutations, cross-species infections, and ...

As a new virus spreads nationwide H5N1 bird flu infects poultry mammals and humans Here is what you need to know about this ...

David Quammen, who previously pinpointed a wet market - potentially in China - as the likely source of a future coronavirus ...

The virus, also known as H5N1, is currently spreading across the US and has reached the UK triggering global health chiefs ...

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

Clinics run by a state vendor near affected farms are giving out $25 gift cards to people who get a swab test for H5N1 bird flu or receive a seasonal flu shot. A CDC van is also visiting some ...

There’s also the threat of H5N1 and measles outbreaks. Masking is preventive, so now would be a good time to keep and improve masks in hospitals. The flimsy, gappy, blue [surgical] masks are splash ...