Author: Claudinne Miller
2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at Cincinnati hospital
Fox News Local and state health departments are testing the water at The Christ Hospital’s main campus after two people were diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Christ Hospital Health Network told FOX19 NOW in a statement that the two cases appeared separately “over the past six weeks,” which would be some time between mid-September and […]
Nov 5, 2025
Covid and Flu Can Triple Your Risk of Heart Attack
NYT A new analysis adds to the research about the link between viral infections and heart disease. A number of viral infections, including flu, Covid-19 and shingles, are linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke, a new study affirmed. The risk of a heart attack triples within the first few weeks after […]
Nov 5, 2025
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
NYT The rise of artificial intelligence has produced serial writers to science and medical journals, most likely using chatbots to boost the number of citations they’ve published. Letters to the editor from writers using chatbots are flooding the world’s scientific journals, according to new research and journal editors. The practice is putting at risk a […]
Nov 5, 2025
What is Mpox and why are cases rising in Europe?
BBC UK health officials are encouraging gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men to make sure they are vaccinated against mpox, as a strain called ‘clade Ib’ shows early signs of local spread in some European countries. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says it is aware of small numbers of cases […]
Oct 29, 2025
CDC says 3 cases of severe mpox in California may be linked to August case
American Hospital Association The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an advisory Oct. 29 on three unrelated cases of clade I mpox recently identified in California. The agency said that viral genomic data suggested the cases are likely part of the same cluster and may be linked to a case from August with recent travel to […]
Oct 29, 2025
Bird Flu Is Back. Here’s What to Know
Scientific American After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still uncertain. After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus is back. Bird flu’s return threatens […]
Oct 29, 2025
Tiger deaths in Vietnam due to infection with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus bearing mutations associated with mammalian host adaptation
NIH Abstract Recently, infections with the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1-HPAIV) in mammals have been reported worldwide, including in cows in the United States and successive human cases in Cambodia. In Vietnam, 47 tigers and three leopards died from H5N1-HPAIV infection between August and October 2024. This study aimed to determine […]
Oct 29, 2025
This ‘minor’ bird flu strain has potential to spark human pandemic
Nature Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet. A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become […]
Oct 29, 2025
This Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic Risk
Scientific American Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet. A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has […]
Oct 29, 2025
Inside Pennsylvania’s fight against bird flu as labs work to prevent outbreaks
CBS News Scientists, veterinarians, and technicians at the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory are working to contain the spread of bird flu, a disease that has costed the agriculture industry thousands of dollars. The Department of Agriculture reports that since April 2022, Pennsylvania has lost more than seven million birds due to the disease, leading to increased […]
Oct 29, 2025