The H5N1 bird flu situation in the US seems more fraught than ever this week as the virus continues to spread swiftly in dairy cattle and birds while sporadically jumping to humans. On Monday, officials in Louisiana announced that the person who had developed the country’s first severe H5N1 infection had died of the infection, […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. A top Federal Reserve official has warned about the threat of resurgent US inflation after Donald Trump takes power, even as he forecast solid growth for the world’s largest economy overall. Richmond Fed president Tom […]
The Mitte Combined Heat and Power (CHP) natural gas power plant, operated by Vattenfall AB, in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukraine halted the flow of Russian gas to several European countries on New Year’s Day, bringing an end to Moscow’s decades-long dominance over Europe’s energy markets. […]
History tells us that all freedoms are conditional. In 1920, the Soviet Union became the first country in the world to legalize abortion, as part of a socialist commitment to women’s health and well-being. Sixteen years later, that decision was reversed once Stalin was in power and realized that birth rates were falling. The pressure […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Five months after their shock offensive into RussiaUkrainian troops are bloodied and demoralized by the rising risk of defeat in Kursk, a region some want to hold at all costs while others question the value of having gone in at all. Battles are so intense that some Ukrainian commanders can’t evacuate […]
A new study found that several risk factors at age 60 may be strong predictors of dementia and cognitive impairment later in life. The report, published earlier this month by the nonprofit research organization RAND, evaluated statistical associations by observing people when they were about 60 years old to estimate their risk for dementia later […]
Credit: Deep Rajwar from Pexels The eastern U.S. has more trees and shrubs than three decades ago. This growth, driven by processes such as tree and understory infilling in unmanaged forests, is helping fuel wildfires, contributing to changing fire regimes in the eastern half of the country, according to a new study. Some parts of […]
Rates of infection for respiratory viruses are currently low in the U.S. but are starting to rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Flu, COVID-19 and RSV spread more in fall and winter, especially during holiday gatherings, travel and time spent indoors. Dr. Robert Jacobson, medical director of Mayo Clinic’s Primary Care Immunization Program, […]
BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Back then, he was rescued by his […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives said Wednesday they are inclined to uphold state laws in half the nation that prohibit the use of hormone treatments for transgender teens. Led by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., they said there is an evolving medical debate over the use of puberty blockers and sex hormones for adolescents […]
