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Byline: MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

07 Feb

Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years

published on February 7, 2025 - 3:17 PM

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.

17 Oct

Teen smoking and other tobacco use drop to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports

published on October 17, 2024 - 2:25 PM

Teen smoking hit an all-time low in the U.S. this year, part of a big drop in the youth use

30 Jul

US will buy flu shots for farmworkers in a bid to prevent bird flu from getting worse

published on July 30, 2024 - 2:06 PM

The U.S. will pay for flu shots for farmworkers this year, a strategy to prevent bird flu from changing into

26 Jul

Recall of Boar’s Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak

published on July 26, 2024 - 3:15 PM

(AP) — U.S. health officials Friday announced a recall of some Boar’s Head liverwurst and deli meats as they investigate

16 Jul

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86

published on July 16, 2024 - 1:08 PM

Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go

28 Jun

Research gives more reassurance that milk pasteurization kills bird flu, officials say

published on June 28, 2024 - 1:57 PM

A new study that recreated commercial pasteurization in a government lab provides reassurance that heat treatment kills bird flu virus

26 Jun

US health officials strengthen endorsement of RSV shots for oldest Americans

published on June 26, 2024 - 2:12 PM

U.S. health officials on Wednesday made a stronger endorsement for RSV vaccinations for people 75 and older, but offered a

06 Jun

A man in Mexico died with one form of bird flu, but US officials remain focused on another

published on June 6, 2024 - 2:47 PM

The mysterious death of a man in Mexico who had one kind of bird flu is unrelated to outbreaks of a different

12 Mar

U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami

published on March 12, 2024 - 1:30 PM

The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.

29 Feb

Officials investigate rare nervous system disorder in older adults who got RSV vaccine

published on February 29, 2024 - 2:57 PM

Health officials are investigating whether there’s a link between two new RSV vaccines and cases of a rare nervous system disorder in

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