Health News

Fourth Bird Flu Case Reported in U.S. (2024-07-05): A fourth case of the bird flu has been reported in the United States. It is another dairy farm worker. This time in Colorado.

Over 2,200 Dengue Fever Cases in U.S. So Far This Year (2024-07-01): There have been over 2,200 Dengue fever cases in the U.S. this year. Most of these cases were not locally transmitted.

Covid Spike in Summer 2024 (2024-06-26): Covid is going over an unexpected summer spike. ER visits are up 14.7% and hospitalizations are up 25% in the past few weeks.

H5N1 Discovered at Texas Egg Facility (2024-04-02): Cal-Main Foods reported that H5N1 was discovered at its Texas egg facility in Parmer County, Texas. 1.6 million hens and 337,000 pullets were culled as a result.

First Death Reported from Alaskapox Virus (2024-02-11): A man from the Kenai Peninsula Borough in Alaska is the first known person to die from the recently discovered Alaskapox virus.

The Latest on the Uganda Ebola Outbreak (2022-10-24): The latest updates on the Ebola Outbreak in Uganda. The outbreak is the rare Sudan strain.

Video: Ghost Heart is Infused With Beating Human Stem Cells (2022-09-30): A heart dubbed a ghost heart has been developed by Dr. Doris Taylor. It uses a scaffolding of a pig's heart.

Monkeypox Outbreak 2022: Live Blog (2022-08-01): The monkeypox outbreak continues to grow worldwide. The U.S. has declared the outbreak a public health emergency.

Monkeypox Case Reported in Dallas, Texas (2021-07-16): A monkeypox case has been reported in Dallas, Texas. The person recently traveled to the U.S. from Nigeria and has been hospitalize.

Ten Children on Ventilators in Mississippi as Delta Covid Variant Surges (2021-07-13): Ten children are on ventilators in Mississippi as the Delta covid-19 is surging in the United States. The Delta strain can be harder on younger people than the initial strain.

Dr. Osterholm Warns of New Covid-19 Surge in U.S. (2021-04-07): Dr. Michael Osterholm is warning of a new surge in Covid-19 cases. These cases are being driven by the new Covid-19 variants.

California Activates Mass Fatality Program for Covid-19 (2020-12-16): The state of California has sixty refrigerated trucks on standby to deal with an expected rise in Covid-19 deaths in the state.

U.S. Continues Breaking Covid-19 Records (2020-11-15): The Covid-19 coronavirus is spreading out-of-control in nearly every U.S. state. Records are being broken daily and the daily death tolls is also starting to climb again.

Texas Governor Requests Use of Military Hospital for El Paso Covid-19 Surge (2020-10-24): El Paso County is Texas is battling a massive Covid-19 surge and the Texas Governor has requested the use of a military hospital to deal with overflow.

U.S. Breaks Daily Covid-19 Record With Over 80,000 Cases (2020-10-23): The U.S. continues to head in the wrong direction on the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic with a new daily case record.

Kansas City Hospitals Turning Away Patients as Covid-19 Cases Surge (2020-10-17): Multiple Kansas City hospitals are turning away patients and ambulances because of a massive surge in Covid-19 cases.

UK Faces Tighter Restrictions as Covid-19 Cases Skyrocket (2020-10-17): The UK is facing tighter restrictions as Covid-19 cases skyrocket at levels much higher than this spring.

President Donald Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19 (2020-10-02): President Donald Trump has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus.

Global Death Toll from Covid-19 Pandemic Passes One Million Mark (2020-09-29): The global death toll from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has eclipsed the one million mark.

Dr. Fauci Warns Americans to Hunker Down for the Fall Covid-19 Surge (2020-09-11): Dr. Anthony Fauci is warning American to hunker down for the Fall because we will probably face a surge in Covid-19 cases.