LOS ANGELES — As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation's food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge.

From pet cats in Los Angeles County and Oregon to captive wild cats in Washington and Colorado, dozens of felines have died as a result of consuming H5N1-infected raw pet ...Read more

BALTIMORE — The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — one in Caroline County and another in Queen Anne’s County — since the start of the year.

Health experts say the general public is at little risk of exposure and illness, thus far. While human infections...Read more

Georgia officials suspended the sale of poultry in the state after confirming a positive case of bird flu in a commercial operation, threatening one of the state’s prime industries.

The case, found Friday in Elbert County, northeast of Atlanta, is the first confirmed instance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or bird flu, detected in a ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the nation braces for potential policy shifts under President-elect Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” mantra, the nation’s most populous state and largest health care market is preparing for a few changes of its own.

With supermajorities in both houses, Democrats in the California Legislature passed �...Read more

The new Trump administration could be coming for your snacks.

For years, the federal government has steered clear of regulating junk food, fast food, and ultra-processed food.

Now attitudes are changing. Some members of President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle are gearing up to battle “Big Food,” or the companies that make most of the...Read more

The thousands of firefighters and other first responders on the front lines of the fires that are raging in the Los Angeles area are at increased risk for anxiety, depression, acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Amanda Mascarelli, The Conversation U.S.’s senior health and medicine editor, spoke with Ian H. Stanley, a ...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm 52 years old and enjoy long walks with my husband and our dog. I recently started to experience pain in my left calf during our walks. The leg pain goes away when I rest. Because I have a history of high blood pressure, I went to see my primary care physician and was diagnosed with peripheral artery disease. What is this ...Read more

A commercial flock of broiler chickens on the Eastern Shore has tested positive for H5N1, or bird flu.

According to an announcement from the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the entire operation in Accomack County had been quarantined with a 10-kilometer (6 mile) perimeter. The positive flock was depopulated Thursday, ...Read more

After a relatively quiet fall, there’s been another spike in cases of bird flu in Michigan.

When state officials announced on Dec. 16, 2024, that bird flu had been found in another poultry facility in Ottawa County, it was the first time the H5N1 virus had been detected in Michigan poultry in over six months. Since then, the U.S. ...Read more

A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition.

Overall, eight conditions increased by 45% or more between the ages of 40 and 59, and several conditions were more common in Black women and...Read more

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Frank Wampol had a dark realization when he came across some alarming data a few years ago: More than 5,000 male construction workers die from suicide annually — five ...Read more

Experiencing microaggressions based on gender and race while receiving care during pregnancy and delivery may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum, new research suggests.

The study, published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension, found subtle, potentially unintentional slights directed at pregnant people – such as ...Read more

While postpartum depression is often associated with mothers, research shows fathers also face significant mental health challenges after welcoming a new baby.

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders found about one in 10 men experience depression during the postnatal period, shedding light on an often-overlooked aspect of ...Read more

Jessie Mazar squeezed the grab handle in her husband’s pickup and groaned as contractions struck her during the 90-minute drive from her home in rural northeastern California to the closest hospital with a maternity unit.

She could have reached Plumas District Hospital, in Quincy, in just seven minutes. But it no longer delivers babies.

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration Wednesday finalized a long-awaited rule laying out how some health care providers can prescribe gold-standard opioid use disorder treatments through telehealth.

The final rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the Department ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — If you need to have a medical procedure done at a California hospital, you might have trouble finding out how much it costs.

Nearly 21% of California hospitals fully complied with a federal rule designed to protect patients by revealing what health care facilities charge for drugs, surgeries and other services, according ...Read more

Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water, here’s one more thing to think about now that the election is over: How will the newly elected politicians across the U.S. affect my insurance premium? Even more generally speaking, which governing style or philosophies — Democrats’ or Republicans’ — are better for my insurance ...Read more

Q: What is the liquid that is found in canned salmon?

A: Most canned salmon contains only one ingredient: salmon. The liquid you see in the can is likely juice from the fish itself. Canned salmon is cooked after it’s canned, so the natural juices of the fish that come out through the cooking process are then contained within the can. (This ...Read more

By the time late afternoon rolls around, so does that lethargic and unproductive sensation you’ve worked all day to avoid. The feeling is more commonly known as a “midday slump,” or the dip in energy we experience halfway through the day.

According to Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, it’s not just the time of day that affects our energy levels...Read more