Food safety fears changed the fate of mechanically separated beef in the United States, and the reason ties back to one of the meat industry's biggest scares.

Data is from comprehensive review of hospital charges and all-payer claims over five years - - Preventable complications such as amputation and conduit infection increased initial hospital charges by ...

This year’s flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one—driven by a new variant of the influenza virus that may be able to slip past our vaccine defenses. A mutated form of the influenza A strain H3N2 ...

Bird flu and TB outbreaks in the US highlighted the ongoing relevance of these diseases, despite being considered relics of the past. The FDA approved gepotidacin, a new class of oral antibiotics for ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

Flu season in America is underway with a new variant called subclade K, recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows. In the week ending December 6, the first full week after ...

A new version of the common flu is spreading globally, and health officials are monitoring this evolving strain of influenza A(H3N3) Subclade K, which has been increasingly detected worldwide.

A new flu strain that has been dominating cold and flu season overseas is on the rise in the United States. The mutated strain, known as subclade K, originates from the most common flu-causing virus, ...

Flu is surging across the U.S., sending thousands more people to the hospital and hitting young children especially hard, as doctors warn the season still has a long way to go. Flu activity is at ...

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the virus arrived as expected, cases are rising faster, compared with previous years.

Norovirus, the infamous "winter vomiting disease," is surging again across the United States. Norovirus is a highly contagious stomach bug that causes sudden, often violent bouts of diarrhea and ...