Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020

The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — one in Caroline County and another in Queen Anne’s County — since the start of the year.

By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief Quarry Pond has been temporarily closed amid an ongoing investigation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission after several dead geese were found in the area.

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Guidelines from the USDA recommend owners of backyard flocks prevent the spread of bird flu by doing things like restricting access to their birds, and cleaning their clothes, shoes, equipment, and hands.

Alpha-gal syndrome is usually thought of as red meat allergy, but the tick-caused ailment can also spur allergies to mammalian-derived ingredients like gelatin.

The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.

As the incoming Trump administration pushes back against water fluoridation, several Florida communities are already abandoning the long public health practice.

Both states have reported declines in uptake of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine, which is one of the most common childhood shots. In Georgia, MMR coverage for kindergartners dropped to 88.4% in the 2023-24 school year from 93.1% in 2019-20, according to the CDC. Florida dropped to 88.1% from 93.5% during the same period.

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CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird.