A backyard flock of birds in Vermont tested positive for bird flu last week, state officials announced Thursday. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said the flock of 24 birds ...

The Vermont case of "highly pathogenic avian influenza ... person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the CDC said. There have been 65 reported human cases of bird flu in ...

Kennedy Jr. will take the stand in front of the Senate Finance Committee today for the first of two confirmation hearings.

The Vermont Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease at a long-term care facility in Windsor, which has infected at least six people and claimed the life of one. The ...

Beyond DHMC, Vermont has seen a recent rise of respiratory ... according to a September CDC study. This vaccine covers the most common type of pneumonia, pneumococcal; it does not prevent walking ...

With a halt on scientific data being shared publicly, the CDC is getting crafty to warn of increasing flu hospitalizations.

A backyard flock in Vermont was sickened with H5N1, agricultural officials said on Thursday, following other reports of bird flu-related animal deaths this month beyond commercial farms and wildlife.

The CDC confirmed the first severe case of H5N1 ... Any Vermonters that know or see a dead or sick bird should alert the USDA or Vermont authorities at 802-828-2421 or the USDA at 1-866-536-7593.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gathered experts in Washington this week to detail the scientific achievements of vaccines.