Avian influenza, also known as Bird Flu, is a viral infection that spreads among birds, cows, and other animals, according to ...

Influenza-associated encephalopathy or encephalitis (IAE) is a severe flu complication that can include seizures and ...

Five years after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, there has been progress — and backsliding in the ...

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...

That was Scott Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, discussing the avian-flu crisis in the U.S. in ...

The National Wastewater Surveillance System’s funding expires at the end of fiscal year 2025, just as bird flu heats up.

Bird flu has been making a lot of headlines since cases of the disease have surged, sending egg prices soaring and people ...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming ...

Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons hasn’t seen a flu season this bad at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital since the pre-COVID-19 era.

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

The president's pick will be the first CDC director to undergo the Senate confirmation process after a change passed by ...