Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, nominated to lead the National Institutes of Health, opposed most mandates. Without an honest public ...

President Donald Trump’s executive order to expand access to in vitro fertilization doesn’t immediately change any policy, ...

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As egg prices soar to new highs, the two industries are on opposite sides of the debate over whether to give shots to birds.

The latest bird flu detections come as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to rehire bird flu experts​ that were fired as part of DOGE cost-cutting efforts.

The Trump administration plans to roll out a new strategy against the bird flu. There are few details, but to bring egg ...

The egg industry has spent millions of dollars on measures to prevent avian influenza from devastating its flocks.

A CDC report on bird flu shows potential transmission of bird flu between exposed dairy workers and indoor pet cats. The ...

The United States Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it accidentally fired several agency employees working on ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, among ...

Faculty members share insights, expertise on the ramifications of a decline in federal support for science and research ...