The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy will take his seat Wednesday morning as a member of the Senate Finance Committee as it considers the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a vast bureaucracy charged with improving the health of Americans.

Bird flu has sickened several dozen people around the U.S. and left one person dead while egg price hikes and shortages have also affected consumers.

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has urged the U.S. Senate — including specifically Sen. Bill Cassidy, a fellow Republican from Louisiana — to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

A carton of eggs today costs more than $4 on average, up from about $2.50 a year ago. Prices aren’t the only thing making headlines — the virus has recently taken a human life, too. After nearly three years of warnings from leading public health and animal agriculture experts that bird flu was becoming a threat to human beings,

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

A memo to senior leaders at the CDC told them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”