In response to a January letter to university leaders from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., about 1/4 of U.S. medical schools agreed to add 40 hours of nutrition education to their programs in their Fall 2026 curricula, focused on...

A new vaccine developed by Stanford medicine could provide protection from respiratory viruses, bacteria, allergens – even the common cold.  In a study in mice, the “nearly universal” vaccine (GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA), which is delivered intranasally (e.g., through a nasal spray), provided at least 3...

Although the peak influenza activity generally begins to decline in March, viral activity is continuing at an elevated rate according to CDC, with half of the US states continuing to report high or very high case rates, and 71 children...

After notifying Moderna last week that its application for review of its mRNA-1010 flu vaccine would not be reviewed for possible approval, the FDA reversed its decision based on additional discussion with and revised regulatory approach proposal from Moderna. An...

With nearly 3,000 athletes from more than 90 countries; more than one million spectators; and tens of thousands of staff, volunteers, and media personnel expected at the Winter Olympic Games which began on February 2, there is distinct potential for...

If you’ve arrived at a coastal-area international airport from an international destination within the last four years, you may be one of a million … a million travelers who has voluntarily submitted to a nasal swab test as part of...

With Canada, the UK, and several European countries having already lost their measles elimination status, the US is now on the verge of joining these countries with endemic measles transmission just shy of the threshold of losing the status. Measles...

Wastewater is proving to be an accurate indicator of the local spread of viruses. In the latest study on this, the CDC’s monitoring of wastewater alerted public health authorities to the risk of measles spread in Colorado last summer where...

Mushrooms can add distinct flavors to many dishes, but they can also be the death of a consumer if care is not taken. The recent death of a California resident who had foraged wild mushrooms is the state’s 35th mushroom...

The rolling out of a new year often brings with it the ramping up of business spending in areas, such as travel, that were cut back during the fourth quarter. And with the range of infectious diseases around the globe,...