Judy Stone

What you need to know to understand H5N1, H5N2 and the different strains of flu circulating now, and what the government should be doing to control the risk to people.

Home Test to Treat program is closing April 16. Patients have limited options for testing and getting treatment with Paxlovid.

In this county of less than 70,000, the Western Maryland Food Bank serves 10-13,000 people per month, nourishing peoples’ dignity and spirit as well as bellies.

A new study in Lancet showed that it is safe for HIV + people to be living kidney donors. Hopefully, this will prompt more organ donation from HIV positive people.

There are some unusual infections you might encounter in travel to the Caribbean. Here’s what to watch out for and how to protect yourself.

How can you make learning about antibiotic resistance fun and memorable? Make it into a musical, like The Mold That Changed the World!

Expect to see a variety of infections following Hurricane Ian’s destruction in Florida and South Carolina. Here’s what to watch for.

The CDC is warning about a rise in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases, which can rarely cause acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like illness. Here’s how to protect your family.

Splash pads can be great fun in this heat, but carry risks of infection. Here’s what you need to know to stay safe.

Syphilis cases are rising rapidly nationally. Cases can be confused with monkeypox or herpes. Congenital syphilis cases are most worrisome, up nearly 15% from 2019 and 235% from 2016.