Politics May 10 U.S. pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms The outbreak of the virus known as Type A H5N1 has spread to 42 herds in nine states. The new funds include $101 million to continue work to prevent, test, track and treat animals and humans potentially affected by the…
Health May 08 Dogs entering U.S. must be 6 months old and microchipped to prevent spread of rabies, new rules say Worries about rabies resulted in a temporary order in 2021, suspending the importation of dogs from more than 100 countries. The new rules take effect on Aug. 1, as the temporary order expires.
Health Apr 01 Texas patient diagnosed with bird flu after contact with cows presumed to be infected The only reported symptom was eye redness, and the patient is recovering. Health officials say the risk to the public remains low.
Nation Mar 28 Dairy cows in Texas, Kansas test positive for avian flu The commercial milk supply is safe and risk to people is low, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dairies are required to only allow milk from healthy animals to enter the food supply, and milk from the sick animals…
Health Mar 21 Doctors perform 1st transplant of of genetically modified pig kidney to human patient Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.
Nation Mar 16 Marriages in the U.S. are back to pre-pandemic levels, according to the CDC The COVID-19 pandemic threw many people's wedding plans into disarray. In 2020, there were 1.7 million weddings in the U.S. New York, the District of Columbia and Hawaii saw the largest increases in marriages from 2021 to 2022.
Health Feb 15 Lyme disease cases rose in 2022 due to change in reporting requirements An estimated 476,000 Americans are diagnosed with it each year, but only a fraction are officially reported.
Health Feb 13 What is Alaskapox? Here’s a quick guide Alaskapox was discovered in 2015 in a woman who lived near Fairbanks, Alaska.
Health Feb 09 Flu hangs on in U.S., fading in some areas and intensifying in others It shows a continued national decline in flu hospitalizations. But it also shows increases in other indicators — including the number of states with high or very high levels for respiratory illnesses.
Health Feb 01 Newest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds Studies coming out later this year will assess how effective the shot was at preventing symptoms severe enough to send patients to a doctor's office or hospital.