Author: Claudinne Miller
California: After ‘unprecedented’ health threat, Mammoth Lakes is still cautious
SF Gate There were 3 hantavirus-related deaths in 2025. This year, despite no more infections, officials are still taking it seriously. It’s been nearly a year since three people died in Mammoth Lakes due to hantavirus, and the popular ski region is still taking precautions seriously. Justin Caporusso, the Mono County public information officer, told SFGATE in […]
Apr 1, 2026
America’s Latest Unfounded Health Panic: ‘Vaccinated’ Blood Donations
Gizmodo New research suggests people are increasingly requesting blood donations from people not vaccinated against covid-19, despite no evidence supporting the practice. In a sign of our ever idiotic times, recent research suggests that some people are increasingly refusing to receive blood from vaccinated donors. Doctors at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee examined […]
Apr 1, 2026
There’s a massive measles vaccine campaign in Mexico. Is the public on board?
NPRIn Mexico, a sweeping measles outbreak has triggered a sweeping response — a campaign to vaccinate 2.5 million people a week. In the capital, posters are plastered with QR codes for people to look up the nearest spot for vaccination. Nurses go door-to-door, and there are pop-up vaccine stations in bakeries, bus stations, cinemas, shopping […]
Apr 1, 2026
About that cringe gmail address you created in 2007
NYT Users who have been saddled with now-cringe email handles since the mid-2000s can now change them without losing any data under a policy Google announced on Wednesday. There is a light at the end of the tunnel for those who thought it would be hilarious, in the mid-2000s, to make a profanity, a body […]
Apr 1, 2026
Long COVID Linked to Higher Incidence of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Neurology Advisor Over 4.4 years of follow-up, the cumulative incidence of MCI was 27% (95% CI, 17%–40%) among patients with long COVID, 5% (95% CI, 2%–10%) among recovered COVID-positive patients, and 1% (95% CI, 0.2%–4%) among COVID-negative control individuals. Long COVID was associated with a higher hazard of MCI compared with individuals without long COVID […]
Apr 1, 2026
The White House Delays CDC Pick
Infectious Disease Advisor The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) remains without a permanent leader. It has had three different leaders during the current Trump administration and on Wednesday, the White House missed its deadline for nominating a candidate. Federal law limits someone to serve in an acting role for 210 days in […]
Apr 1, 2026
CDC temporarily pauses rabies, pox virus testing
American Hospital Association The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has temporarily paused rabies and pox virus testing, according to an update on its website March 30. The pox virus family consists of several viruses, including smallpox and mpox. The CDC typically confirms infections for rabies and pox viruses, among several other infectious diseases. Continue reading
Apr 1, 2026
Deadly virus first detected in Bay Area park found in Central California
SF Gate A strain of the deadly avian flu detected in Ano Nuevo State Park last month, with cases confirmed in California marine mammals for the first time ever, has been documented in another new county hundreds of miles south of the initial outbreak. On Thursday, UC Davis’ Institute for Pandemic Insights reported a case of HPAI H5N1 was confirmed in a dead […]
Apr 1, 2026
First European case of H9N2 bird flu reported in Italy – what you need to know
The Conversation The first human case of H9N2 influenza virus (bird flu) has been reported in Europe. A human infection was recorded by the Italian Ministry of Health on March 25, 2026. As an influenza virologist, I can explain what this means and why I am not particularly worried by it – yet. What do we know […]
Apr 1, 2026
Cambodia reports child infected with H5N1 avian influenza
Vietnam News According to a press release issued by the ministry, the child tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus on March 29, after laboratory testing conducted by the National Institute of Public Health. The patient lives in Thnob Thmei village, Beng commune, Banteay Ampil district. Authorities reported that chickens and ducks in the […]
Apr 1, 2026