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Hepatitis C cases dropped in the US. Health officials aren't sure if it's a blip or a trend
04/03/2024 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022, a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases, federal health officials said Wednesday. Experts are not sure whether the 6% decline is a statistical blip or the start of a downward trend. Seeing 2023
The largest fresh egg producer in the US has found bird flu in chickens at a Texas plant
04/02/2024 08:55pm • The largest producer of fresh eggs in the U.S. said Tuesday it had temporarily halted production at a Texas plant after bird flu was found in chickens, and officials said the
virus
had also been detected at a poultry facility in Michigan. Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. said in a
Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks
04/02/2024 02:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a return to regular leader-to-leader dialogue between the two powers. The call, described by the White House as “candid and
Here's how to protect yourself from common scams this tax season
04/02/2024 05:29am • NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file. But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam. Year-round, scammers look for ways to trick people into giving them money or personal information. There
Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas
04/01/2024 04:41pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu, an infection tied to the recent discovery of the
virus
in dairy cows, health officials said Monday. The patient was being treated with an antiviral drug and their only reported symptom was eye redness, Texas health officials said.
In Taiwan, a group is battling fake news one conversation at a time — with a focus on seniors
04/01/2024 04:09am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Their days often began at the crack of dawn. They’d head out to a church, a temple, a park and set up a stall. They’d seek out seniors in particular, those who are perhaps the most vulnerable citizens of the information-saturated society that has enveloped them. To get pe
Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year
03/28/2024 03:04pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil, with 3.5 million cases of the tropical disease reported so far, health officials said Thursday. That tally is three times the number of cases reported at this point last year, said Dr. Ja
Top Chinese official says green, high tech development key as nation seeks to spur economy
03/28/2024 03:50am • BOAO, China (AP) — China is committed to reforms that will upgrade the technological level of its largely manufacturing-based economy and exploit green technologies expected to drive around $1.4 trillion in annual revenues, a senior Communist Party official said Thursday. “We sincerely welcome
West Virginia Gov. Justice vetoes bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
03/27/2024 08:32pm • CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia's GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country's strictest school vaccination policies. West Virginia is only one of a handful of states in the U.S. that offers only m
Being HIV-positive will no longer automatically disqualify police candidates in Tennessee city
03/27/2024 02:18pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Having HIV will no longer automatically disqualify someone from serving as a Metropolitan Nashville Police Officer, the Tennessee city agreed in a legal settlement on Friday. The agreement settles a federal discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a former Memphis police
Why Are Eggs So Expensive Right Now?
03/26/2024 08:00pm • If you've examined your grocery bill lately, you've probably noticed: The price of eggs have gone up. For a few years now, egg prices have been all over the place. Sometimes the prices have been pretty stable or even low. Other times, wildly expensive. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic
Cases settled: 2 ex-officials of veterans home where 76 died in the pandemic avoid jail time
03/26/2024 05:21pm • BOSTON (AP) — Two former officials of a veterans home in Massachusetts where at least 76 people died in one of the nation's worst COVID-19 outbreaks in a long-term care facility settled their criminal case Tuesday without having to go to jail. Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent of the Vetera
Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu
03/26/2024 11:25am • Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday. Officials with the Texas Animal Health Commission confirmed the flu
virus
is the Type A H5N1 strain, known for decades to cause outbreaks in birds and to occasionally infect people. The
virus
is af
Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases
03/25/2024 09:22pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases. The U.S. territory of 3.2 million people has reported at least 549 cases so far this year, compared with a total of 1,293 cases for all of last year. The majority of cases
Mpox cases on the rise in Virginia, officials say
03/25/2024 09:00pm • Hoping to increase awareness and curb the spread of mpox, Virginia health officials are warning about a rise in cases since the start of 2024. So far this year, the state has reported 12 cases, the same number it reported in all of 2023, according to Brandy Darby, director of the Virginia Departm
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