Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill.As…
Twelve states joined the Direct File pilot program during the 2024 tax season, the Treasury Department reported, drawing some 140,000 taxpayers who claimed $90 million in refunds and saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise paid to private tax return prep companies.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Michigan’s first human West Nile virus case of 2024. The Livingston County resident contracted the virus last month when they traveled to another state.
ITHACA, N.Y. — While it does not appear Tompkins County has been directly impacted by a recent recall of Boar’s Head deli meats, the county’s Whole Health Department has issued […]
The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like Covid-19, influenza, and measles.Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the WHO convened about 50 experts in virology, epidemi…
The market for flexible work, encompassing freelance, independent, and temporary work, continues to thrive and reshape traditional job structures. This dynamic sector includes roles such as ride-share drivers, food delivery couriers, freelance content …
According to the inspector general’s report, then-Attorney General William Barr briefed Trump on the incident on Sept. 23, and informed him that the ballots had been voted for him, which was not public at the time. Trump went on to repeat that claim on a Fox Radio show the next morning
It has been a dangerous and damaging summer in upstate New York, with a record number of tornadoes even before August. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the situation warrants more study.
