The World Health Organization is drawing up a list of reasons why the U.S. should remain in the WHO for its own good, two ...

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

President Joe Biden's outgoing administration on Thursday announced $211 million in new funding to develop mRNA vaccines ...

Environmental groups are claiming victory after Mitsubishi Chemical Group dropped plans for a $1.3 billion plant in the heart of Louisiana’s industrial corridor. In the works for more than a decade, ...

There’s “always a potential for this virus to become a pandemic, but there’s also the potential for any existing — or not yet ...

To help narrow the gap, the Louisiana Department of Health announced $15 million in funding for universities, technical ...

Two months shy of the fifth anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a global pandemic, the US has recorded its first human ...

The bird flu, also known as avian influenza and H5N1, was implicated in the first human death from the infectious disease on ...

The patient had been hospitalized with the first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or H5N1, in Louisiana.