While it's tragic and alarming to see a massive die-off, it's not uncommon for birds that travel in such large populations.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and mammals around the world. And that's a serious risk for human health.

Four-time WNBA champion believes she sees the makings of a title contender after the Indiana Fever's roster moves.

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.

The Sky added veteran experience in Courtney Vandersloot, Rebecca Allen, and Kia Nurse. But their roster still lacks star ...

Don’t be a hero if you spot birds or animals showing signs of avian flu (dead or distressed birds, multiple signs of sickness ...

UConn women's basketball's redshirt senior star guard Paige Bueckers was named a top-10 candidate for the 2025 Nancy ...

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national and local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

Geno Auriemma and Sue Bird were among the many who reacted to Michael Jordan's "Last Dance" in an Instagram Live conversation in May 2020.

It wasn’t goodbye for the Chicago Sky. Two years after departing her longtime team in free agency, two-time WNBA champion ...

WNBA free agents can’t sign contracts until Feb. 1. Vandersloot is Chicago's all-time assist leader and is second in WNBA ...

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...