Infection

An Indiana family is demanding accountability from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after their 9-year-old son, Colton George, nearly died from a severe E. coli infection that caused his kidneys to fail.

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.

In a move that raises eyebrows, the Biden administration has announced a $306 million investment aimed at bolstering bird flu monitoring and preparedness efforts across the United States.

Delaware officials announced the state's first presumptive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler flock located in Kent County.

On December 31, 2024, a San Diego police officer rescued a non-breathing one-year-old infant in Point Loma. Around 1:35 p.m., a woman frantically called police about a baby not breathing in the 1100 block of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered mutations in bird flu samples taken from a man in Louisiana.

An adult in Los Angeles County has been confirmed as the area's first human case of bird flu.

Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Monday afternoon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, after developing a fever.

A California family filed a lawsuit earlier this year against health clinic Amazon One Medical after a man died following a virtual consultation.

Scientists are calling for a suspension of research relating to "mirror life" bacteria. "Mirror" bacteria are synthetic organisms created through mirror images of molecules.