Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

In a post-confirmation interview on Fox News, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wouldn’t ban vaccines and has a ...

Towana Looney of Alabama is 'going strong and feeling great' after a pig kidney transplant. No one has lived longer with an ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

A man infected by the Japanese encephalitis virus while camping in NSW is recovering in hospital. It is the first case of ...

While there is a nonzero chance, it is highly unlikely that a pigeon you encounter will be infected with the virus and even less likely that a human will contract bird flu from it.

Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, has been detected in Canada geese in Jefferson County — now one of 10 Kentucky ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools, colleges and states that require students to be immunized against COVID-19 may be at risk of ...

By treating DNA as a language, Brian Hie’s “ChatGPT for genomes” could pick up patterns that humans can’t see, accelerating ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting ...

Bird flu (H5N1) is a contagious virus affecting birds and, rarely, humans. Currently, it hasn't been become airborne, but if ...

Measles doubled this week in Texas. More anti-vaccine legislation is proposed for Covid, measles, and even future outbreaks.