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Cambodia reports 14th human H5N1 bird flu infection in 2025
BNO News Cambodia has confirmed a new human case of H5N1 avian influenza in a 26-year-old man who is currently receiving intensive medical treatment, according to health officials. It is the country’s 14th confirmed human case of H5N1 this year. The man, from Kravan village in Siem Reap Province, tested positive for the virus on […]
Jul 30, 2025
Top White House pandemic preparedness official resigns, officials say, in sign of broader disarray
STAT When reports circulated in February that the White House had selected biosecurity expert Gerald Parker as the head of its Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, there was palpable relief among infectious disease experts. As former commander of the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, his reported appointment seemed to speak to both the […]
Jul 30, 2025
Remembering David Nabarro: ‘a great champion of global health and health equity’
NPR Sir David Nunes Nabarro, a physician, international public health advocate and one of the early experts helping with the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, died on Friday at age 75. “David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals,” WHO director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus […]
Jul 30, 2025
Cambodia reports 13th human case of H5N1 bird flu this year
BNO Cambodia has confirmed a new human case of H5N1 bird flu in a 6-year-old boy who is currently in intensive care, according to health officials. It is the country’s 13th confirmed human case in 2025. The child, from Bos Russey village in Tbong Khmum province, tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza on Monday. He […]
Jul 23, 2025
Kennedy Rescinds Endorsements for Some Flu Vaccines
NYT Federal guidelines no longer recommend flu vaccines containing a preservative, used in a small percentage of vaccines, that has been falsely linked to autism. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday formally rescinded federal recommendations for all flu vaccines containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that the anti-vaccine movement has falsely linked to autism. […]
Jul 23, 2025
Patient dies of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina, hospital confirms
CBS News A patient in a South Carolina children’s hospital has died of a brain-eating amoeba, according to the facility. In a news briefing Tuesday, Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands confirmed the patient died of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, also known as PAM, a rare but often fatal brain infection caused by the Naegleria fowleri organism. The hospital […]
Jul 23, 2025
Man Catches Plague From His Cat
MedPageToday Case occurred outside the typical season, suggesting the influence of a changing climate. In a rare, off-season occurrence, a man in Oregon contracted plague from his infected cat, researchers reported. The case occurred in January 2024, earlier in the year than all of the other 18 cases of plague reported in Oregon in the […]
Jul 23, 2025
Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. — Is it time for a vaccine?
NBC The uptick in cases, caused by a variant of the virus nicknamed “razor blade throat,” comes as many Americans have likely gone a year or longer without a Covid shot. As Covid cases begin to rise this summer, many may be wondering: What are my risks, and is it time to get another vaccine? […]
Jul 23, 2025
HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Remove Thimerosal from All U.S. Influenza Vaccines
HHS U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. took action Tuesday signing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States. This move follows a 5-1-1 vote at the ACIP’s June 25-26 […]
Jul 23, 2025
What You Should Know About the Plague After an Arizona Death
Bloomberg Last week, local health authorities in northern Arizona confirmed a person died of the plague. It’s the county’s first death from pneumonic plague, a type of bacteria that infects the lungs, since 2007. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the victim, like the person’s age and gender, how the disease was contracted or […]
Jul 16, 2025