A bird flu outbreak in dairy cows has grown to affect more than two dozen herds in eight states, just weeks after the nation's largest egg producer found the virus in its chickens. Health officials, though, stress that the risk to the public is low and that the American food supply remains safe and stable. [...]
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gasoline leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted last week that the probe will [...]
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for two people who died of a rare lung cancer argued on this week for a jury to hold BNSF Railway responsible for pollution in a small Montana town near the U.S.-Canada border where thousands of people were exposed to toxic asbestos dust. BNSF — now owned by Warren [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig's disease that recently failed in a large study last week said it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn't help patients with the deadly neurological condition. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced it will voluntarily halt sales and marketing of the drug in the [...]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Tucked away inside the teachers’ lounge at a New Hampshire elementary school, Amber Warner was having her teeth checked out for the first time. The 5-year-old sat back on what looked like a beach chair and wore a pair of dark sunglasses as certified public-health dental hygienist Mary Davis surveyed Amber's [...]
The aftermath of last year's train derailment in East Palestine doesn't qualify as a public-health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven't been documented, federal officials said. The Environmental Protection Agency never approved that designation after the February 2023 Norfolk Southern derailment even though the disaster forced the evacuation of half the [...]
Medicare can pay for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy — as long as the patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious problems, federal officials announced last week. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new guidance that says Medicare Part [...]
Stress relievers, such as deep breathing and meditation, do far more to reduce rage than venting or blowing off steam, according to recently published research from The Ohio State University. The study, which included analysis of research that involved more than 10,000 participants, found there was no evidence to support the notion that venting about [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency earlier this week announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that studies say kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a 2016 [...]
As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. While that makes it easier for [...]