US House Democrats open investigation into Kennedy bird flu response
Democrats on the U.S. House of Representatives oversight committee opened an investigation on Tuesday into health secretary ...
Backyard chickens might not crack high egg prices, but Chicago-area owners say they’re worth it
With egg prices so high and Chicago and many suburbs allowing people to raise hens, some are thinking about backyard chickens.
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FDA bird flu testing efforts disrupted by RFK Jr.'s layoffs, officials say
Some of the Food and Drug Administration's efforts to support testing for the ongoing bird flu outbreak have been ... shuttering offices in Boston, Chicago, NYC, San Francisco, and Seattle ...
Backyard chickens might not crack high egg prices, but owners say they’re worth it
As Chicago-area shoppers hesitate to reach into grocery coolers when they see the price of eggs, Jim Irwin enjoys going out to his backyard chicken coop on Chicago’s Northwest Side, and Annie Lawson ...
White House plans to use real eggs for Easter Egg Roll, despite strain on supply and price concerns
A group representing American egg farmers said it had discussions about the matter, but ultimately, it won’t scramble its ...
Medicare, Medicaid agency cuts jobs from minority health office, other divisions, as RFK Jr. guts U.S. health department
CMS detailed some of the specific offices impacted by cuts under Kennedy’s broader plan to restructure the Department of ...
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Dairy farmers are holding cows longer in production instead of culling
Slaughter of dairy cows has declined substantially since the fourth week of 2025 to levels below 2024 and 2023.
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Record Number of 736,000 Sandhill Cranes Flock to Nebraska in Spring Migration–with No Bird Flu
Aside from the mini celebration of bird flu’s absence ... $1.2M Window Makeover Shows Chicago How to Beak Kind Interestingly, though the cranes have visited this site for eons, they did so ...
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Bird flu cases presumed in four Washington farm workers, state says
Chicago | Reuters—Bird flu is presumed to have infected four poultry workers in Washington state, making it the sixth U.S. state to identify human cases this year, according to the Washington State ...
Federal layoffs affect Wisconsin resources for bird flu, other animal health concerns
Head of state veterinary lab says cuts to federal employees will disrupt data sharing, coordinated approach to fighting bird ...
Everything you need to know about bird flu
A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...