HealthDay News — On Tuesday, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced that the government will invest $176 million in Moderna to expedite the creation of a pandemic influenza vaccine, ...

Jonathan Rockoff is the Health Business editor at The Wall Street Journal, managing a team that reports on pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, health insurers and hospitals. During the ...

Easy replication in cattle mammary glands means H5N1 bird flu is under no evolutionary pressure to adapt to spread easily in humans.

Emphasis on biosecurity, rapid response and vaccine research are areas continuing to receive government funding and focus in ...

In the high-stakes battle against respiratory infections from avian flu to COVID-19 scientists have uncovered an unlikely ...

So far, there have been no human or livestock cases linked directly to disposal of dead animals with avian flu. Federal and state officials work with farmers to determine the best disposal methods, ...