As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

by Don Thompson, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCalifornia public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves,

Updated on: December 05,2024

As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

by Don Thompson, KFF Health NewsCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCalifornia public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves,

Updated on:December 05,2024

Researchers discover mechanism driving immune perturbations after severe infections

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered a mechanism that drives the

Updated on: November 14,2024

Researchers discover mechanism driving immune perturbations after severe infections

by Taylor Barnes,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered a mechanism that drives the

Updated on:November 14,2024

US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler

by Mike StobbeThis colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows Mpox virus particles, orange, found within infected cells, gr

Updated on: December 04,2024

US health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler

by Mike StobbeThis colorized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows Mpox virus particles, orange, found within infected cells, gr

Updated on:December 04,2024

Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbre

Updated on: December 04,2024

Africa CDC endorses first locally made mpox test

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone" to help combat the outbre

Updated on:December 04,2024

AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19

byThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Overall schematic on the development of intranasal nanoliposomes delivering IFN-λ (NLp@IFN-λ) for antiviral therapy. Credit:Biomaterials

Updated on: January 09,2026

AI-engineered nasal spray antiviral platform developed to block flu and COVID-19

byThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)Overall schematic on the development of intranasal nanoliposomes delivering IFN-λ (NLp@IFN-λ) for antiviral therapy. Credit:Biomaterials

Updated on:January 09,2026

AI chatbots often outperform doctors in diagnosis, but need safeguards to avoid overprescribing

by Yafei Si and Gang Chen,University of MelbourneCredit: AI-generated imageIf you've been to a medical appointment recently, you may have already interacted with AI. As you describe your symptoms

Updated on: December 28,2025

AI chatbots often outperform doctors in diagnosis, but need safeguards to avoid overprescribing

by Yafei Si and Gang Chen,University of MelbourneCredit: AI-generated imageIf you've been to a medical appointment recently, you may have already interacted with AI. As you describe your symptoms

Updated on:December 28,2025

Can Urgent Care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

by Jonathan Karnon, Charmaine Gray,The ConversationCredit: Country to Coast QLD/facebook.com, Wikimedia, Canva, The ConversationWhen we're acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly acc

Updated on: December 30,2025

Can Urgent Care clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they're not the only way

by Jonathan Karnon, Charmaine Gray,The ConversationCredit: Country to Coast QLD/facebook.com, Wikimedia, Canva, The ConversationWhen we're acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly acc

Updated on:December 30,2025

Frankenstein: Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain

by Michelle Spear, Allison Fulford,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrankenstein's creature is coming back to life—again. As Guillermo del Toro's new adaptation of Mary Shelley

Updated on: January 10,2026

Frankenstein: Could an assembled body ever breathe, bleed or think? Anatomists explain

by Michelle Spear, Allison Fulford,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFrankenstein's creature is coming back to life—again. As Guillermo del Toro's new adaptation of Mary Shelley

Updated on:January 10,2026

Health care workers turn to AI to reduce electronic paperwork burnout

byJustin Jackson, Phys.orgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Yale School of Medicine-led research group, working with six US health systems, reports an association between a single ambient AI scribe p

Updated on: January 10,2026

Health care workers turn to AI to reduce electronic paperwork burnout

byJustin Jackson, Phys.orgCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA Yale School of Medicine-led research group, working with six US health systems, reports an association between a single ambient AI scribe p

Updated on:January 10,2026

Study: Flu vaccine uptake consistently highest for Asian patients, lowest for Black patients

by Lori SolomonPersistent racial differences in flu vaccination uptake are seen across ages and flu seasons, according to a studypublishedin the Oct. 3 issue ofVaccine.Stephanie A. Irving, from the Ka

Updated on: February 03,2026

Study: Flu vaccine uptake consistently highest for Asian patients, lowest for Black patients

by Lori SolomonPersistent racial differences in flu vaccination uptake are seen across ages and flu seasons, according to a studypublishedin the Oct. 3 issue ofVaccine.Stephanie A. Irving, from the Ka

Updated on:February 03,2026

Housing type linked to cardiovascular death risk in older adults

byInstitute of Science TokyoA 6-year cohort study conducted by researchers from Japan, comprising nearly 39,000 older adults found that people living in rental flats and owner-occupied detached houses

Updated on: January 16,2026

Housing type linked to cardiovascular death risk in older adults

byInstitute of Science TokyoA 6-year cohort study conducted by researchers from Japan, comprising nearly 39,000 older adults found that people living in rental flats and owner-occupied detached houses

Updated on:January 16,2026

From labs to local tables: How research is helping fight food insecurity

byBinghamton UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFollowing the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity became a pressing issue in Broome County, N.Y. In response, several members of the Binghamton

Updated on: January 11,2026

From labs to local tables: How research is helping fight food insecurity

byBinghamton UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFollowing the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity became a pressing issue in Broome County, N.Y. In response, several members of the Binghamton

Updated on:January 11,2026