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A new study highlights the need for public health officials to ramp up bird flu surveillance in our feline companions. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes and Apoorva Mandavilli

The agency is asking the White House, in the final days of the Biden era, to move ahead with plans to drastically reduce the addictive substance in traditional tobacco cigarettes. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

After a five-day manhunt, authorities have arrested and charged a man with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Today on “Post Reports,” we bring you the latest in the case — and a look at why some on the internet cheered the killing. View original article Contributor: Rennie Svirnovskiy, Savannah Robinson, Ariel Plotnick, Reena … Read more

There is no evidence the youngster was exposed to livestock or any infected animals, deepening the mystery about the spread of H5N1 bird flu. View original article Contributor: Lena H. Sun

About four years after then-President Donald Trump endorsed it and a year after the FDA approved it, Florida’s plan to import lower-cost drugs from Canada is on hold. View original article Contributor: Phil Galewitz, McKenzie Beard

“Staying engaged with a professional network keeps us healthy and gives us an extra reason to get up in the morning,” says one expert. View original article Contributor: Bob Brody