You have likely been seeing a rash of news articles about human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), however the detection is not a critical situation that some articles are leading readers to believe. While at least one person...

In sync with TAG’s weekly matrix, health reports are showing that influenza, COVID, and RSV are (finally) on the decline. Experts, including epidemiologists and public health professionals, attribute this decrease to a combination of factors, including heightened awareness, vaccination efforts,...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s top infectious killer. While it primarily impacts low- and middle-income countries, the U.S. is not immune. In fact, while the number of U.S. cases dropped at the start of the pandemic, there was a 5% increase...

Four years ago, on Monday, March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Since then, illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths which rose dramatically in the early years, have all been radically reduced due to non-pharmaceutical...

A worker just stopped by your office to let you know that she isn’t feeling well and would like to go home. She tells you her daughter has measles, and she thinks the weird white spots in her mouth may...

In January, we discussed the reality and symptoms of Long COVID and the ADA protection of those who have it. But did you know that a CDC 2022 report showed that more than 6% of noninstitutionalized U.S. adults – approximately...

It may not come as a surprise that studies have shown norovirus to be the most commonly identified cause of outbreaks in retail food establishments, but a 2023 NEARS study from more than 800 restaurant-related outbreaks found sick workers were...

With the pandemic just barely out the back door of current events, it seems that many people have gone full circle and regressed back to pre-pandemic attitudes, despite the continuing surges of respiratory diseases. In a January survey of 1,000...

Using an old technique that’s new again, MIT researchers have discovered a class of compounds that can kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Deep learning teaches computers to process similar to that of the human brain; it is able to recognize and provide...

As became exceedingly evident during the pandemic, travelers can be a significant source in the global spread of infectious disease. Traveling to a country or area where a disease is rampant significantly raises one’s potential for both becoming infected and...