A HUMAN bird flu vaccine trial has begun for the first time in a bid to prepare for the next pandemic. British scientists ...

Starting in 2024, severe infections from avian influenza were reported in North America. Every severe case was of this newly ...

Moderna moved its H5N1 vaccine candidate into the first late-stage human trial for a pandemic bird flu shot made with mRNA ...

A phase 3 study of Moderna’s investigational mRNA-based H5 pandemic influenza vaccine candidate has been initiated. Read more ...

A new study from the University of Georgia indicates that the movement patterns of waterfowl may influence the spread of ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness. Influenza has to latch onto a receptor on the surface of a human cell so it can ...

For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it's good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that fever had useful qualities, and could cook an ...

Deep in the lungs, resident memory B cells stand guard against influenza reinfection—but whether they remain there may depend ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. A severe and early flu surge this winter, driven by a dangerous ...

Federal leadership should act now to enhance our response strategy ...

For decades, the annual flu shot was as routine as a haircut for U.S. service members. That era is over. Defense Secretary ...