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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published

On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…

End of U.S. Global Health Funding Could Result in 25 Million Deaths

On Apr. 17, 2025, a study was published that shows the United States spent roughly US$12 billion on…

Africa’s Plan to Fill Health Funding Gaps Amidst Declining Coffers

On Apr. 11, 2025, Africa’s top public health institution announced it is planning to tap more funds from…

Mexico confirms country’s first human case of bird flu in 3-year-old girl

On Apr. 4, 2025, a 3-year-old girl from the western state of Durango is Mexico’s first confirmed human…

WHO brings countries together to test collective pandemic response

On Apr. 4, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that over the past two days, it convened…

HHS starts layoffs of thousands of workers across its agencies

On Apr. 1, 2025, layoff notices began arriving for thousands of employees of the sprawling U.S. Department of…

UK Report highlights Two Dozen pathogens of greatest risk to public health

On Mar. 25. 2025, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published its view on the pathogen families that…

Bird flu in South Dakota: Millions of birds dead, worry shifts to humans

On Mar. 24, 2025, As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota…

USDA Announces Next Steps in the Effort to Support the Fight Against Avian Influenza

On Mar. 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in consultation with the U.S. Department of Health…

H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Diagnosed in Mississippi Poultry Flock

On Mar. 17, 2025, The Mississippi Board of Animal Health (MBAH) has been notified by the U.S.Department of…

Sanofi adopts FDA-selected flu strains to ensure readiness for the 2025-26 flu season

On Mar. 14, 2025, Sanofi announced the immediate adoption of influenza strains selected by the U.S. Food and…

Study Shows Cheese from Raw Milk Can Harbor Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus

On Mar. 14, 2025, researchers from Cornell University reported results from a study that show the Aging Process…

FDA Releases Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season

On Mar. 13, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced recommendations to vaccine manufacturers for the…

H5N1 dairy cow study finds sustained milk production drop, extensive transmission across herd

Mar. 13. 2025, scientists who examined the impact of an H5N1 avian flu outbreak in an Ohio dairy…

APHIS Confirms H7N9 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a U.S. Flock

On Mar. 12, 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic…

WHO Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine for 2025–2026 northern hemisphere influenza season

On Feb. 28, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced announced the recommendations for the viral composition of…

CDC Reports Encephalopathy Among Children with Influenza-Associated Mortality

On Feb. 27, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it is investigating…

Bird flu markers in wastewater may come from wild birds, study led by Oregon State shows

On Feb. 27, 2025, research from Oregon State University (OSU) showed that wild birds can account for much…

USDA Invests Up To $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Reduce Egg Prices

On Feb. 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA0 announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb…

Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea

On Feb. 18, 2025, a research expedition led by Antonio Alcamí at the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center…

Zoetis Receives Conditional License from USDA for Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus, for Chickens

On Feb. 14, 2025, Zoetis announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB)…

Wyoming’s First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed

Feb. 14, 2025, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported that the state’s first case of H5N1 avian…

Survey of Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5) Shows Incidence of humans exposed to infected dairy cattle Increasing

On Feb. 13, 2025, public health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported…

Louisiana Surgeon General ignores science, will not promote vaccines

On Feb. 13, 2025, Ralph L. Abraham, MD, the Louisiana Surgeon General announced that the state will no…

Avian flu Reported in additional states affecting a total of 23.6 million Birds

On Feb. 8, 2025, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)…

U.S. foreign aid freeze deals ‘tectonic’ blow to research around the globe

On Feb. 5, 2025, the proposed dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could disrupt clinical…

USDA indentifies new Influenza Mutation in Dairy Cattle Raising Pandemic Concern

On Jan. 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…

Avian flu strikes second biggest U.S. egg producer

On Jan. 28, 2025, Rose Acre Farms, the nation’s second largest egg producer, reported that tests have confirmed…

First Case of Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N9 Reported in California

On Jan. 27, 2024, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)…

South Dakota Department of Health Reported Death from co-infection of Pertussis and influenza

On Jan. 24, 2025, The South Dakota Department of Health reported the death of a child due to…

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