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R.F.K. Jr.’s Environmental Colleagues Urge Him to Drop Presidential Bid

“A vote for RFK Jr. is a vote to destroy that progress and put Trump back in the White House,” reads an advertisement taken out by former colleagues of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Avian flu outbreak raises a disturbing question: Is our food system built on poop?

LOS ANGELES TIMES – If it’s true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers, urine, feces, wood chips and chicken saliva, among other food items. As epidemiologists scramble to figure out how dairy cows throughout the Midwest became infected with a strain of highly pathogenic avian flu — a disease that has decimated hundreds of millions of wild and farmed birds, as well as tens...

Biden Invents Story of Uncle Being Eaten Alive by ‘Cannibals’; Military Says Otherwise

Headline USA – President Joe Biden stirred confusion when he falsely claimed that his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, might have been eaten by cannibals in New Guinea during World War II. Biden reiterated these claims not once, but twice on Wednesday. Despite Biden’s efforts to honor his late uncle, who perished during the war, military records present a different explanation about Finnegan’s death, the New York Post reported. According to military records, Finnegan died following a plane crash, with his...

Warning as Microplastics Escape Gut to ‘Infiltrate’ Brain

"After four weeks, the team found that these microplastics had extended far beyond the mice's guts, infiltrating tissues in their livers, kidneys and even their brains."

Rat Urine Causing Rise in Cases of Flu-Like Illness in NYC: ‘It’s a Real Problem’

Last year, the city hired its first-ever “Rat Czar,” Kathleen Corradi, to combat the rat population problem, and invested $3.5 million in rat-control efforts.

USDA scientists weigh avian flu vaccine for cows; virus may be spreading from cattle back to poultry

Center for Infectious Disease Research & Policy – In updates to its frequently-asked-question backgrounder on the H5N1 avian flu situation in dairy cows yesterday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) provided several updates on the investigation and response, including that its Agricultural Research Service has started to assess the potential to develop an H5N1 vaccine for cows. The agency added that it's difficult to say how long development...

Haiku Stairs: Hawaii attraction to be removed following bad tourist behavior

A picturesque staircase leading to a Hawaiian beauty spot is being torn down as tourists continued to access the off-limits site.

Over 1,000 African migrants swarm NYC’s City Hall over supposed falsely promised green cards

NY POST – About 1,300 African migrants gathered outside City Hall Tuesday morning hoping to appear at a hearing on the black experience in the city shelter system — with some saying they were promised work visas or green cards if they showed. Only 250 people were allowed inside for the 10 a.m. hearing, while the hundreds of others who flocked downtown were left outside in a park, where footage showed them chanting and cheering. The...

FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Americans trust the FDA to make sure medical devices are safe and to act swiftly if problems arise. But a yearlong investigation by KFF Health News revealed that a series of FDA-cleared products, both implanted in the human body and used to treat chronic diseases, have been suspected of contributing to thousands of injuries and patient deaths.

Mentally stimulating work plays key role in staving off dementia, study finds

THE GUARDIAN – If work is a constant flurry of mind-straining challenges, bursts of creativity and delicate negotiations to keep the troops happy, consider yourself lucky. Researchers have found that the more people use their brains at work, the better they seem to be protected against thinking and memory problems that come with older age. In a study of more than 7,000 Norwegians in 305 occupations, those who held the least mentally demanding jobs had...

Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)?

PLANET MONEY – One of the most difficult and expensive questions that a society faces is how to care for those who cannot care for themselves, and how to pay for it. Over the last century, the United States has radically changed how it answers this question when it comes to treating people with severe mental illnesses. Now we appear to be on the brink of another major change. In the mid-to-late 20th century, America closed...

The dairy industry really, really doesn’t want you to say “bird flu in cows”

Industry vets are trying to rebrand bird flu so that we keep calm and keep buying cheeseburgers.

McDonald’s Debuting Crispy New Sandwich This Week

MENS JOURNAL – McDonald’s is adding a new sandwich to its menus beginning on April 17, but it will only be available for a limited time, Parade reported. The Bacon Cajun Ranch McCrispy is an updated version of the original Bacon Ranch McCrispy, which debuted last spring. McDonald’s describes the spicy new offering as “stacked with a southern-style fried chicken filet and bold, applewood smoked bacon” with crinkle-cut pickles and “finished with a creamy Cajun ranch...

As Bans Spread, Fluoride in Drinking Water Divides Communities Across the US

KFF HEALTH NEWS, MONROE, N.C. — Regina Barrett, a 69-year-old retiree who lives in this small North Carolina city southeast of Charlotte, has not been happy with her tap water for a while. “Our water has been cloudy and bubbly and looks milky,” said Barrett, who blames fluoride, a mineral that communities across the nation have for decades added to the water supply to help prevent cavities and improve dental health. “I don’t want fluoride in...

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