Here’s a selection of what readers have asked me this week. Q: I’M a 78-year-old woman and have lived with a prolapsed rectum for about two years. When I first discovered it, during a ...

Since arriving on a Texas dairy farm nearly a year ago, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows. More than 65 people have ...

The fit and active 37-year-old from Leeds was diagnosed with a prolapsed bladder and womb 18 months after giving birth to her daughter Thea, now three – and informed she had to 'live with it'.

NEW YORK — Bird flu circulating in a handful of live poultry markets in New York City prompted weeklong closures of markets in the region for the week. The bird flu risk to the general public is ...

Bird flu, or H5N1, has been detected in the U.S. in birds and some mammals, and has sickened more than 65 people, killing one. The virus is considered highly dangerous to humans because it is ...

After dozens of birds have been found sick or dead in various locations, officials say bird flu is now believed to be widespread in the state, particularly in the southeastern region. State ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

Bird flu risk is low for people and there are no identified New York state human cases, but people should avoid direct contact with wild, sick or dead birds and not consume raw, unpasteurized milk ...

Now, Crescent Duck Farm is the only one left. It produced a million ducks a year, until two weeks ago, when bird flu shut the farm down. Corwin said, "I saw a flock one day that was great ...

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

The same strain is linked to the bird flu patient who died in Louisiana. A second type of bird flu has been found in dairy cows for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on ...

A new version of the virus is widespread in wild birds but had not previously been detected in cows. By Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form ...