Trump’s W.H.O. Exit Throws Smallpox Defenses Into Upheaval
Health experts see his retreat from international cooperation as disrupting the safe-keepers of one of the world’s deadliest ...
What’s at stake for Washington’s flagship research institutions in the legal battle over NIH funding
The famed cherry blossoms on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) The fight ...
Washington University responds to Trump administration’s ‘threat to research’
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration failed to comply with an order to unfreeze billions in federal ...
Plastic Straws Are Bad for Your Health. Here's Why
Forever chemicals "can disrupt hormones in your body and lead to problems, things like increased risk of breast cancer, problems with fertility." ...
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Oregon among 43 states with surge in flu activity
Oregon is one of 43 states showing a surge in flu activity. New data from the CDC shows doctor visits for the flu are at their highest level since 2009.
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New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has been spreading ...
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Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The CDC was scheduled to publish several MMWR reports ... at multiple agencies to cease communicating with the public, The Washington Post reported at the time. The limits appeared focused on ...
New H5N1 bird flu variant found in Nevada dairy worker as new data show changes in virus
A dairy worker in Nevada has reportedly been infected by the killer variant of H5N1 bird flu; analysis shows changes in new ...
Bird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...