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Deadly bird flu reappears in US commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota 10/10/2023 04:33pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that avian inf Confident India aims to maintain perfect start when it takes on Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup 10/10/2023 10:18am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Beating five-time champion Australia in its opening match has given India extra confidence for the rest of the group stage at the Cricket World Cup. The tournament hosts take on Afghanistan on Wednesday in the second of their nine group games, preparing to be the most-traveled tea Shake it off: Travis Kelce hip to Taylor Swift's lyrics as he slips free from injury, Rodgers insult 10/10/2023 06:00am • Need another sign that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are simply meant to be together or “Tayvis” or besties or whatever it is they are? How about this: the Kansas City Chiefs star tight end just spent Week 5 dealing with both a gnarly-looking sprained ankle and a needless dig from Aaron Rodgers Cambodia records second bird flu death in a week, third this year, after no cases since 2014 10/10/2023 05:08am • PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A 2-year-old girl is the second person in Cambodia to die of bird flu this week, and the third this year, the country’s Health Ministry has announced. Laboratory tests confirmed that the girl, who lived in the southeastern province of Prey Veng, died Monday with H5N1 Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases 10/09/2023 08:00pm • Reported cases of sexually transmitted infections in the United States have been on the rise in the past two decades, and rates in the U.S. are among the highest in high-income countries globally. Approximately, 1 in 5 people in the U.S. had an STI at any given day in 2018, according to a 2021 repor Florida settles lawsuit over COVID data, agrees to provide weekly stats to the public 10/09/2023 04:23pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have to provide COVID-19 data to the public again after a former Democratic state representative settled a lawsuit with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration over the decision two years ago to stop posting information on the virus' spread online. Then-R Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa in coming years 10/09/2023 11:19am • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A $40 million investment will help several African manufacturers produce new messenger RNA vaccines on the continent where people were last in line to receive jabs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Monday. While it could still tak Md. health officials to launch information campaign after recent death from rare tickborne illness 10/07/2023 09:25am • The first recorded death of a rare tickborne illness in Maryland is prompting state health officials to launch an informational campaign about how to avoid catching diseases carried by ticks. A person who contracted the Powassan virus in Canada died from the rare disease after they returned to Ma Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season 10/07/2023 04:20am • A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insura Photographs documented US Sen. Dianne Feinstein's groundbreaking career in politics 10/04/2023 07:56pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented in photos from the moment she was sworn in as San Francisco mayor in the aftermath of tragedy to her long-awaited return to the U.S. Senate after illness earlier this year. The pictures start in bl Poll: Marylanders split on government performance on COVID-19, masking in schools 10/04/2023 06:49pm • While Marylanders are being reminded to get their flu and RSV vaccines, they are also being reminded that COVID-19 boosters are available. But a new poll found that not everyone is rushing to get the shot. The poll by Gonzales Research and Media Services showed that 52% of respondents said they w Meet this year's MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients, including a hula master and the poet laureate 10/04/2023 01:09pm • A scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist, and the sitting U.S. poet laureate were among the 20 new recipients of the prestigious fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, known as “genius grants,” a Updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine wins FDA approval 10/03/2023 03:05pm • The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use approval for Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Novavax’s updated COVID-19 booster shot, nearly three weeks after approving mRNA vaccine updates from Pfizer and Moderna. The Novavax vaccine still must get approval from the Centers for Dis US health officials propose using a cheap antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill' against STDs 10/03/2023 02:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials plan to endorse a common antibiotic as a morning-after pill that gay and bisexual men can use to try to avoid some increasingly common sexually transmitted diseases. The proposed CDC guideline was released Monday, and officials will move to finalize it after a Britain's COVID-19 response inquiry enters a second phase with political decisions in the spotlight 10/03/2023 01:03pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s inquiry into the response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the nation entered its second phase Tuesday, with political decision-making around major developments, such as the timing of lockdowns, taking center stage. For the first time, the inquiry heard emoti