Fact Check: Human metapneumovirus in China is not ‘new,’ no state of emergency declared
A recent increase in cases of the human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in China has been misrepresented on social media as evidence ...
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
What wildfire smoke means for your heath
The fires burning across Los Angeles County have sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the air, posing a major health ...
AI Is Making Dating Even Harder
Typically, it takes Americans about 4,000 swipes over an eight month period to find a partner on a dating app, according to one 2023 survey. Pew Research Center found that 46 percent of dating app ...
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Devex CheckUp: Why isn’t there enough cholera vaccine to go around?
Why isn't the production of cholera vaccines meeting the demand? Plus, Donald Trump brings unpredictability to global health, ...
China Confirms First Domestic Cluster of New Mpox Variant
China has detected the new mutated strain of the mpox virus, as the pathogen spreads to more geographies after the World ...
Are HMPV Cases on the Rise in China? Here's What We Know
Cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, a contagious virus that can lead to respiratory disease, is reportedly spiking in ...
China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
HONG KONG - Chinese health authorities said on Thursday they had detected the new mutated mpox strain clade Ib as the viral ...
What is the HMPV virus that's spiking in China, and is it in Arizona?
A virus that's not well known to the public is spiking in China. CDC officials said HMPV is not a cause for concern here, nor is it a new virus.
Opinion: From hidden hunger to NCDs, rethinking malnutrition in India
Tackling malnutrition holistically is not just about meeting caloric needs but breaking the cycle of poverty and ...
Indonesia’s Bali to curb HMPV cases, steps up checks on visitors from China and Malaysia
China and other countries in Asia have seen an uptick in cases involving the respiratory virus in recent weeks, prompting the ...
Why Infectious Disease Experts Are Concerned Over the First Bird Flu Death in the U.S.
The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1). The death happened in a Louisiana patient who contracted H5N1 after being exposed to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and ...