TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional approval for a new bird flu vaccine for poultry. This new avian flu vaccine, developed by New Jersey-based Zoetis, was approved last week after meeting safety and efficacy standards. “We’ve been working with theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 50 million Americans live in counties with no local gastroenterologist. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat disorders affecting the GI tract — from gallstones and gastric reflux to colon cancer. A team led by Dr. Xiaohan Ying of Weill Cornell Medicine in New YorkContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Three U.S. dairy veterinarians unknowingly had H5N1 infections, otherwise known as bird flu. This included one person who worked only in states without known outbreaks in cows, according to a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach surgical centers, two new reports find. By 2020, data show, 99 million Americans already had trouble finding “timely, high-quality and affordable surgical care,” according toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from making big cuts in medical research funding ordered by the Trump administration. The proposed cost-cutting could have reduced support for hospitals, universities and labs across the country. Monday’s ruling byContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It was a bit safer to go into the water last year: Unprovoked shark attacks worldwide fell by about a third in 2024 compared to the year before, new data show. The United States continues to be the most likely country in whichContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists are calling on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to disclose data about the risks of bird flu to people and pets that was posted briefly online Wednesday and quickly deleted. The data table was the only mention ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to the potential of H5N1 avian flu, otherwise known as bird flu, picking up mutations that might lead to human-to-human spread, that “train has already left the station,” warns one infectious disease expert. If and when bird flu — alreadyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving them stronger movement and improved walking ability, researchers report. In a small, month-long pilot study, three adults with SMA — a genetic disease that weakensContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Feb. 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of spreading to other mammals. Since 2022, more than 147 million birds in the U.S. have been affected. Already this year, more than 5 millionContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As a bird flu outbreak escalates across the U.S., the Trump administration has paused the release of key public health studies, stalling research that could provide insight into how the virus spreads to animals and people. The blocked studies were supposed to beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A commercial turkey flock in North Carolina has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday. The affected flock is in Sampson County and is the second case in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread. The strain was discovered at a commercial duck farm in California’s Merced County, and was reported toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Reports of cats becoming seriously ill or dying after consuming raw pet food or milk tainted with the deadly bird flu virus have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to urge pet food manufacturers to take extra precautions. The FDA recentlyContinue Reading