Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and – in rare cases – people. The ...

Death is 'a reality we must face', wrote Pope Francis in a homily released during his hospitalization at Gemelli. 'It is a ...

Flu can be particularly dangerous for people with heart conditions increasing the risk of severe complications like heart ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, at age 88, weeks after being hospitalized for double pneumonia—a polymicrobial infection ...

For the first time in over 100 years, American average life expectancies have declined for three consecutive years. Here's a ...

Pope Francis passed away at 88 due to complications from bilateral pneumonia, a severe lung infection affecting both lungs.

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

The Department of Health has announced that the jab would be more widely available as part of a wider package of preventative health measures to help hospitals cope with the winter pressures ...

Clinical trials have shown that the RSV vaccine reduces symptoms by around 80 per cent, significantly lowering the risk of ...

A UB study found that the vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu ...

It may take 100 years for the southern elephant seal colony of Península Valdés in Argentine Patagonia to look like it did in ...

Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa reportedly made online searches about COVID-19 and flu symptoms shortly before the couple's death.