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WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A controversial proposal from U.S Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists — who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous. Kennedy recently suggested thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A patient has died while receiving Elevidys, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, marking the first known death linked to the treatment. The company behind the drug, Sarepta Therapeutics, said that the patient suffered acute liver injury, a known side effect, TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a new reason to steer clear of raw cheese: New research shows it can harbor the infectious bird flu virus for months. “There is a risk of infection,” lead study author Dr. Diego Diel, an associate professor at Cornell University, told CNN.Continue Reading
SATURDAY, March 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have created a handheld sensor that can quickly detect bird flu (H5N1) in the air, potentially stopping outbreaks before they spread. Research published recently in the journal ACS Sensors noted the sensor is low-cost, highly sensitive and works within minutes. Bird fluContinue Reading
41 percent of parents wish the government was doing more to address bird fluContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients generally don’t mind getting AI-written notes from their doctor’s office, unless they know the note came from a computer program, a new study says. Patients shown messages written by either AI, otherwise known as artificial intelligence, or a human doc tended toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post. The message — sent Monday by Michelle Bulls, director ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Francis Collins, the famed geneticist who led the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for 12 years and helped guide the U.S. through the COVID pandemic, has stepped down. Collins, who’s 74, announced his retirement over the weekend, praising the NIH staff inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With egg prices soaring due to a severe bird flu outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $1 billion plan to contain the disease and help poultry farmers recover. The outbreak has destroyed flocks nationwide, with more than 166 million birdsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a recent report. Bird flu, otherwise known as H5N1 avian influenza, was found in four black rats in Riverside County, California, where twoContinue Reading