Contrary to prevailing belief, an evolutionary analysis finds no evidence that most viruses with epidemic or pandemic potential that jumped from animals to people were shaped by selection in a lab or ...

A Public Health Alerts report today notes that cigarette smoking in US adults dropped from 10.8% in 2023 to 9.9% in 2024, while the use of other tobacco products, such as cigars and e-cigarettes, ...

Moderna’s Omicron-adapted COVID-19 vaccines appear to reduce the risk of hospitalization and death in adults who are not pregnant or have a weakened immune system, according to a rapid review ...

Further analysis showed that workers who reported presenteeism earlier in the study period had significantly higher odds of being absent due to illness later in the study period. Employees who worked ...

Prasad angered pharmaceutical giants and lawmakers last month when he pulled the review process from Moderna’s new mRNA flu vaccine.

Two states are reporting increased measles activity in recent days, with officials in Colorado warning that exposures at a ...

After the pandemic began, most adults received a long-acting stimulant only (91.6%), usually lisdexamfetamine (48.1%) or long-acting methylphenidate (41.0%). Higher initial doses were also prescribed ...

Although the study relies heavily on unverified reports to an FDA adverse events database, researchers say the findings warrant further investigation.

GAO also examined how HHS agencies review and oversee the pathogen research they fund or conduct. It found that while HHS shares some information about high-risk research with federal stakeholders, ...

A total of 90 US children have died from flu-related complications this season, according to the latest CDC update.

The CDC notes that Texas has now recorded 93 cases this year after having the nation's largest outbreak last year.

Sudan's 18-month cholera outbreak resulted in more than 100,000 cases nationwide, with an estimated 2,408 deaths.