Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.
A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?
As part of a flurry of new executive orders and directives from the Trump administration, agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services were mandated to pause outgoing communications — a move that has sparked concerns across the public health sector.
The Trump administration has paused public communications from health agencies, causing concern for California's ability to respond to the avian flu outbreak.
The Trump administration has made some concessions to the halt placed on distributions of global HIV treatments via
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the disease in U.S. history as a state health official claimed last week.
By Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — San Francisco leaders reaffirmed its status as a sanctuary city on Tuesday as the Trump administration vows to make good on campaign promises for increased immigration enforcement.
Kansas is currently facing the largest recorded tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
How are people contracting bird flu? Can people pass bird flu to each other? Is there bird flu in Oakland? All your questions, answered.
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
Kennedy is nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a position that would give him enormous control over public health in America.
The University of California, the nation's top recipient of federal research funding in higher education, is raising questions and concerns about the Trump administration's pause in research grant reviews announced this week.