infectious disease

Health Helen Branswell

WHO’s top scientist learned a hard lesson about H5N1 two decades ago: Stopping it takes more than biology

First Opinion Emmi S. Herman

Measles is coming back. My sister Marcie isn’t

Health Helen Branswell

Study of cow tissues provides clues for unusual pattern of bird flu infections in dairy cattle

Health Helen Branswell

Texas dairy farm worker’s case may be first where bird flu virus spread from mammal to human, scientists say

Health Megan Molteni

Bird flu virus circulated in cows for four months before outbreak confirmed by USDA, analysis shows

Politics Sarah Owermohle

STAT Plus: Republicans, concerned about dairy industry, urge calm about H5N1 bird flu

D.C. Diagnosis Rachel Cohrs Zhang

UnitedHealth’s Andrew Witty gets no pity in Congress

Health Helen Branswell

Tracking bird flu virus changes in cows is stymied by missing data, scientists say

First Opinion Denis Nash, John Dennehy, Monica Trujillo, and Leopolda Silvera

From sewage to safety: Hospital wastewater surveillance as a beacon for defense against H5N1 bird flu

Health Megan Molteni

Pasteurization inactivates H5N1 bird flu in milk, new FDA and academic studies confirm

Health Helen Branswell and Megan Molteni

What we’re starting to learn about H5N1 in cows, and the risk to people

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Doctors Without Borders challenges pharma by releasing costs for a key clinical trial

Health Helen Branswell

There’s never a good time to drink raw milk. But now’s a really bad time as bird flu infects cows

Health Megan Molteni

Cattle testing for H5N1 bird flu will be more limited than USDA initially announced

Exclusive Megan Molteni

Early tests of H5N1 prevalence in milk suggest U.S. bird flu outbreak in cows is widespread

Health Alex Hogan

Watch: What we know about traces of H5N1 bird flu found in pasteurized milk

Health Helen Branswell

USDA orders H5N1 testing of some dairy cows to limit spread of bird flu

Health Helen Branswell

Massive amounts of H5N1 vaccine would be needed if there’s a bird flu pandemic. Can we make enough?

Health Helen Branswell

Genetic analysis reveals H5N1 flu virus outbreak in cows likely started earlier than thought

Health Helen Branswell, Nicholas Florko, Megan Molteni, and Rachel Cohrs Zhang

H5N1 bird flu virus particles found in pasteurized milk but FDA says commercial milk supply appears safe

Health Helen Branswell

USDA releases H5N1 bird flu genetic data eagerly awaited by scientists

Health Megan Molteni

Covid ignited a global controversy over what is an airborne disease. The WHO just expanded its definition

Health Helen Branswell

USDA faulted for disclosing scant information about outbreaks of H5N1 avian flu in cattle

Exclusive Allison DeAngelis

STAT Plus: Cancer vaccine startup launches with $54 million, Spark veteran as CEO

Health Annalisa Merelli

Second-generation mosquito nets prevented 13 million malaria cases in large pilot programs

First Opinion Heather Bradley

Viral hepatitis is a silent killer. It can’t be eliminated if it isn’t tracked

Health Associated Press

STAT Plus: Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

The Readout Meghana Keshavan

STAT Plus: A two-decade bet on Seagen pays off

Biotech Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Can investing in infectious disease pay off? Vir Biotechnology’s tightrope walk shows it’s a struggle