Bird Flu’s Flight
As infections and low egg supplies persist, avian flu remains an unpredictable health concern Soaring egg prices, purchase limits, empty shelves — since January, Americans who shop for eggs know the scene well. And as the ongoing bird flu outbreak rages, there’s no end in sight. The avian flu, or bird flu, has been wreaking […]
Measles Misery
As the once-eliminated respiratory virus spreads across the U.S., health experts encourage vaccination in Chicago Fact checked by Ros Lederman The United States is grappling with a significant measles outbreak, with 607 confirmed cases across 21 states as of April 3, 2025. The surge has resulted in three known deaths as of April 6. At […]
Health Data Hunt
5 years on, true counts of Covid-19 deaths remain elusive — and research is hobbled by lack of data Above photo: National Covid-19 memorial wall for the five-year anniversary on March 11, 2025, in London, England. Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures via Getty Images By Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder In the early days of […]
Measles 101
As measles cases in Chicago remain low and vaccinations increase, here’s what to know about the latest outbreak While her sons played one Sunday evening in early March, Yulia* tried to locate a suitcase. The family was staying at the Pilsen migrant shelter, but they had plans to move north, to reunite with Yulia’s husband, […]
Infectious Disease Hero: Emily Landon, MD
UChicago Medicine Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control at UChicago Medicine, started out as a voice major at Augustana College in Rock Island until she realized that practicing music alone in a studio wasn’t how she wanted to spend her life. “I decided in college that I didn’t want to be a […]
