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.
Health Jan 31 U.S. syphilis numbers haven't been this high since 1950 Syphilis is a bacterial disease that can surface as painless genital sores but can ultimately lead to paralysis, hearing loss, dementia and even death if left untreated.
Health Dec 22 CDC warns flu and COVID infections are on the rise and could get worse Health officials are keeping an eye on a version of the ever-evolving coronavirus, known as JN.1.
Health Dec 08 Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than previously understood, CDC says The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's number is larger than previous studies have suggested, and is likely boosted by some of the patients with long COVID.