In late March, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced the cancellation of more than $11 billion in funding to local and state public […]

Rapid spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus has reached an “unprecedented” scale this season, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly infecting […]

As cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, notably measles and pertussis, continue to rise in the United States, several experts gave Medscape Medical News a big-picture perspective of […]

Children aged 6 months to 12 years are the main spreaders of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections within their households, based on data from more than […]

Health experts have warned of a rise in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea cases in England, including extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains. New data from the UK Health Security Agency […]

Children under 15 account for 4.3% of all new and relapsed tuberculosis (TB) cases in the WHO European Region, which includes Europe and Central Asia, compared […]

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned of a “re-emergence” and “re-establishment” of some infectious diseases in England. A report highlighted a particular resurgence of […]

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified 24 pathogen families that could pose the greatest risk to public health. The list aims to guide preparedness […]