Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, is currently hospitalized in Rome due to a worsening of his bronchitis condition, which has been troubling him for the past week.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Department of the Interior (DOI) created the "One Health Framework" to prepare for future diseases.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and 11 Republican senators are calling for accountability after a Department of Defense (DoD) inspector general (IG) report revealed that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin failed to notify the White House and Congress of multiple hospitalizations. The report concluded Austin violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act (FVRA) and left critical defense responsibilities unaddressed during his incapacitation.
A study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that hospitalized premature babies who received two-month vaccinations had an increased risk for breathing issues.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccines from GSK and Pfizer will carry warnings for an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), the U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) said.
A Beaumont, Texas, police officer sustained a severe head injury while attempting to stop a fleeing suspect outside a crowded sports bar on Friday night. The dramatic incident, captured on video by a bystander, shows the officer being thrown from the back of a moving car and rendered unconscious after hitting the pavement.
The Louisiana Department of Health reported that the patient hospitalized with H5N1, bird flu, has passed away. The patient was over the age of 65 and had underlying medical conditions.