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New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says
A dairy worker in Nevada was infected with a new type of bird flu that's different from the version that has been spreading in U.S. herds since last year, federal health officials said Monday.
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Georgia lifts ban on poultry markets, swaps after bird flu cases
Sales, markets and swaps involving live poultry can resume in Georgia, state agriculture officials announced Monday evening, lifting a ban on the activities that had been in place since a deadly strain of bird flu rocked the industry last month.
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Federal judge blocks Trump’s NIH cuts nationwide, sparing Georgia research grants for now
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to slash funding for National Institutes of Health research programs at universities and medical systems that threatened a key source of funding and jobs in Georgia for critical research on health discoveries such as cancer and basic science.
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Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small county in West Texas with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state.
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Georgia Republicans seek to shield carpet industry, cities from costly toxic PFAS lawsuits
As northwest Georgia's carpet manufacturing industry faces a barrage of potentially costly lawsuits,a new proposal introduced in the state legislature would grant broad immunity to carpet companies and municipalities accused of tainting the public water supply with the toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
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Race to sell chickens after New York City live poultry markets ordered shut due to avian flu
Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off all their chickens and other fowl Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected and state officials ordered markets in the metropolitan area to close for a week.
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Flu season in the US is the most intense it’s been in at least 15 years
The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
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Georgia leads in U.S. HIV cases. Here’s why the lifesaving drug PrEP faces barriers in the state.
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Do I enroll in Medicare’s Part A or B during the turning-65 enrollment time?
Toni, I am turning 65 on April 4, working part-time and not eligible for my employer benefits, so I need Medicare.
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Devoted nap-takers explain the benefits of sleeping on the job
They snooze in parking garages, on side streets before the afternoon school run, in nap pods rented by the hour or stretched out in bed while working from home.
