The progression of the bird flu in America since 2021 has been unprecedented, including the first-ever cases of infections in dairy cattle and raising heightened pandemic risks.

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Dublin's Fairview Park Hospital ER has been overflowing with respiratory sicknesses, though doctors say Flu Type A has been the most contagious.

Dublin's ER has been overflowing with respiratory sicknesses. Flu A has been the most contagious, per local medical workers.

The district says it currently has nearly 800 students and more than 60 staff members with reported illnesses.

State wastewater sites in the metro Atlanta area and eastern Georgia show rising levels of flu and Covid virus over the past two weeks, as does the percentage of emergency department visits for the ...

The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

The Georgia school district says that more than 10% of students at each of its schools is sick from the flu or norovirus.

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

A 17-year-old teen was charged in connection to seven separate arsons that occurred between late November 2024 through January 2025.