Two world heritage attractions in Spain's popular tourist region of Andalusia were on Thursday among sites affected by a bird ...

The next pandemic disease outbreak is already on the way. Only its identity remains a surprise. Medical science is confident that the conditions for the worldwide spread of a novel, highly infectious ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to continue creating novel pandemic viruses in apparent defiance of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump calling for a crackdown on the ...

Led by Dr. Verena Schünemann, the study combines archaeogenetics, historical pathology, and modern virology to understand not just the virus’s genetic structure, but how it was already changing in the ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. FluMist, a nasal spray version of the flu vaccine, is ...

Every August, primary care doctors stock their clinics with influenza vaccines and start reminding patients to get their annual shot. We usually tell patients, “The flu vaccine can reduce your risk of ...

For the first time, many people in the United States who want to protect themselves against the flu this respiratory virus season can order a vaccine to give themselves at home. AstraZeneca’s FluMist, ...

FLUMIST, AstraZeneca’s FDA-approved flu nasal vaccine, can now be ordered and used at home with zero needles or clinic hassle. Adults can self-spray, and kids aged 2–17 can be helped by a caregiver; ...

BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - China has banned imports of poultry and related products from Spain over an avian influenza outbreak, China's customs administration said in a notice dated August 7 ...

A pair of lungs preserved over a century ago from a deceased Spanish flu patient has helped unravel the genetic adaptations undergone by the virus to spread across Europe during the start of the 1918 ...