C.D.C.’s New Acting Director Draws Unexpected Praise From Agency Staff

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who was appointed to the role last week, has offered to publicly endorse vaccination, in particular the ...

Antibody developed to protect immune system cells in vitro from a dangerous hospital-acquired bacterium

A monoclonal antibody created by the Nanobiotechnology for Diagnostics group (Nb4D) at the Institute of Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ...

FDA approves Dupixent for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Northern Elephant Seals Test Positive for Deadly, Highly Infectious H5N1 Bird Flu for the First Time

About 30 seals at a California state park have died, and seven of them had the lethal virus. Lab results for the other animals are pending ...
NPR Illinois

Why it's a bit surprising that the U.S. is attending a key global flu meeting

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to ...
University of California

First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Northern Elephant Seals confirmed in California

The outbreak marks the first cases of HPAI H5N1 in marine mammals in California and the first detection in northern elephant ...
Sierra Sun Times

More Than 230 Organizations Voice Support for 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule That is Rooted in Science

The 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule was released on Jan. 26, 2026 and is formally endorsed by 12 medical and healthcare organizations. Today ...