Articles tagged with #public health

The new flu season has brought with it a sense of unease among health officials, as a new strain of the influenza virus, H3N2, has begun to spread rapidly around the world. This strain is particularly concerning due to its highly contagious nature and the fact that it has already infected thousands ...

A chilling reminder that the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus is alive and well in the United States has sent shockwaves across the country. The New York State Department of Health has confirmed its first locally acquired case of the virus in six years, leaving experts scrambling to understand the f...