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The panel was due to vote on influenza vaccine recommendations but delayed that to its June meeting.

A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea. It could be the first new type of antibiotic for the STI in more than 20 years.

A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed noninfectious.

NIH cuts target $1.6 billion RECOVER initiative to study and improve treatment of long COVID, putting further research gains in doubt.

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.

Hospitals are seeing an increase in Candida auris cases, putting more strain on healthcare systems to protect patients.

Scientists uncovered how whole-genome duplication emerges and remains stable over thousands of generations of evolution in the lab.

Experts have met to discuss the risks and knowledge gaps around Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens. At a Food and Agriculture Organization

A new strain of bird flu — H7N9 — is detected in at a poultry farm; scientists learn past human flu exposure may provide some immunity to H5N1.

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes. There are 28 confirmed patients in the

Health officials are worried that measles cases in at least 12 states may be a harbinger of outbreaks of other preventable diseases.

In January, the first person in the US died from bird flu. Learn what the symptoms are and how you can stay safe

Health authorities say that the Trump administration's gutting of USAID raises the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis cases and deaths.

Outpatient flu visits and hospitalizations are higher than at any time in the past 15 years

One of the worst flu seasons in years has reached its peak and is improving, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday.

Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.

The group meets every year to discuss the best vaccine for the upcoming flu season. Until now.

This year's harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in childr…

The FDA's abrupt decision to cancel next month's vaccine advisory committee meeting is raising concerns about whether the U.S. will have enough of the vaccine for the next flu season.

What happened to this child is horrible. Reminds me, where are the FDA and CDC in dealing with this unnamed E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce?