WASHINGTON, DC — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making “lots of progress” on improving the quality of baby formula, Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, just before the opening night of Les Misérables, the […]
A dangerous strain of bird flu is spreading in US livestock MediaMedium/Alamy Since Donald Trump assumed office in January, the leading US public health agency has pulled back preparations for a potential bird flu pandemic. But as it steps back, another government agency is stepping up. While the US Department of Health and Human Services […]
Al Hajar Mountains in Oman L_B_Photography/Shutterstock A section of Earth’s mantle beneath Oman appears to be unusually warm, in what researchers say may be the first known “ghost plume” – a column of hot rock emanating from the lower mantle without apparent volcanic activity on the surface. Mantle plumes are mysterious upwellings of molten rock […]
