Year: 2024
Move over, wastewater. Store-bought milk could be another way to track the bird flu outbreak in cows
STAT Scientists from the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have managed to generate a full genetic sequence of H5N1 virus from milk, a development they suggest means commercially purchased milk products could be used to monitor the progress of the bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle and to check for important […]
May 21, 2024
5 new dairy cow herds contract bird flu in Michigan
The Toledo Blade Five more dairy herds in Michigan have been diagnosed with bird flu, according to an announcement Friday by Tim Boring, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The herds are located in Allegan, Clinton, Gratiot, and Ingham counties with an additional herd in Isabella County. That brings the total […]
May 15, 2024
COVID-19 vaccine can help people with heart failure live longer
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Heart failure patients who are vaccinated against COVID-19 have an 82% greater likelihood of living longer than those who are not vaccinated, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1 Heart Failure is a life-threatening syndrome affecting more than 64 million […]
May 15, 2024
California’s ‘wellness’ devotees think raw milk infected with bird flu will ‘boost immunity’
Telegraph Unpasteurised milk presents a risk at the best of times – but not in parts of woo-woo California, it seems. Despite the US health authorities warning that raw milk may contain live H5N1 virus – linked to bird flu outbreaks across 39 dairy farms – some people are reported to be seeking more of it. Just […]
May 15, 2024
H5N1 communication has been strictly for the birds. Didn’t the federal government learn anything from Covid?
STAT When it comes to federal agencies communicating to the public about H5N1 bird flu, it feels like a classic case of Yogi Berra’s déjà vu all over again. In the wake of pointed criticism about its failure to release new information about the growing H5N1 outbreak in livestock, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of […]
May 15, 2024
How fast is bird flu spreading in US cows? ‘We have no idea’
The Hill Avian flu is spreading rapidly among cattle, but public health and infectious disease experts are concerned the United States is too limited in its testing, leaving an incomplete picture of the virus’s spread. The threat to the general public is currently low, health officials say, and the country’s milk supply is safe. Just […]
May 15, 2024
Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Are Unraveling the Mysteries of His Deafness and Illnesses
Smithsonian Magazine Researchers found high levels of lead, mercury and arsenic in the German composer’s hair, which may help explain some of his many ailments. German composer Ludwig van Beethoven began losing his hearing in his 20s, a fact that deeply upset and embarrassed him. Over the years, his hearing loss worsened, and by the time he […]
May 15, 2024
Despite Bird Flu Risk, Raw-Milk Drinkers Are Undaunted
Wired As H5N1 continues its spread among US cow herds, raw milk enthusiasts remain utterly unfazed. To drink raw milk at any time is to flirt with dangerous germs. But, amid an unprecedented outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows, the risks have ratcheted up considerably. Health experts have stepped up warnings against drinking raw […]
May 15, 2024