Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO says COVID emergency is over. So what does that mean?

The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that was first made on January 30, 2020, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Influenza expert assesses how worried we should be about H5N1

The current outbreak of a highly contagious strain of H5N1 avian influenza has been called the worst in history. By January 2023, poultry farmers in the U.S. had slaughtered almost 60 million birds infected or at risk of ...

Health

Q and A: Travel safety tips

I have a group of friends with whom I love to travel. We plan several trips a year, and this spring we are planning to go outside the U.S. and visit the Caribbean. We will stay at an all-inclusive resort in a popular destination ...

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