Respiratory Viruses
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek health care is low nationwide and in Georgia.
In a world where information travels far faster than infections, it is more important than ever to think critically about reports of new diseases or outbreaks. Here are the factors to consider.
Leaders at the Cobb and Douglas Public Health department continue to express caution about respiratory, vaccine-preventable diseases.
Five years after the Covid pandemic arrived, the narrative that the U.S. should have had fewer virus control measures has gained momentum. Here are six questions for assessing the response.
Flu and RSV are on their way down as winter turns to spring, but wastewater data are showing higher levels of Covid.
As experts grow increasingly worried about bird flu, there is one critical intervention state and local governments can take now: Improve indoor air quality in places like schools.
Cats are especially vulnerable to bird flu infections, experts say. Here’s what to know about protecting your pet.
Flu hospitalizations have decreased dramatically since early February.
Members of the public who visited the Cohen Children’s Medical Center last week may have been exposed to measles.
State and federal lawmakers have proposed measures to limit mRNA vaccines and even punish doctors who give them.
Health officials have detected high levels of whooping cough cases since 2024.
With measles cases on the rise nationally, NYC public health experts are encouraging vaccination against the disease.
Flu cases appear to be decreasing, while RSV and Covid-19 infections may be increasing.
DOGE abruptly cut funding to a 9/11 first responder health program — only to reverse its decision days later.
In mid-February, metro Atlanta doctors said they were treating more flu cases than they had seen in years.
Health officials expect the outbreak to worsen because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections. Vaccine misinformation and new laws may make such situations more common and harder to contain.
Dr. Roy Benaroch explains how measles can spread, what short-term and long-term effects measles can have on children, and what steps parents can take to keep their kids and communities healthy.
The polarized disagreements about what worked and what didn’t in the fight against the biggest public health disaster in modern times have yet to be aired in a nonpartisan setting — and it seems unlikely they ever will be.
Dr. Mark Griffiths, an Atlanta pediatrician, said he has seen flu cases rising in children of all ages.
Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn.