Someone could make an educated guess on what food you're preparing over Memorial Day weekend based on where you live.
Zoom in: Google Trends' Katie Seaton tells Axios that these are the top recipes searched with "Memorial Day" in each U.S. state, between May 16 of last year and this year.
A second case of bird flu in a human was detected in a worker at a Michigan dairy farm where the virus had been identified in cows, federal officials said Wednesday.
Why it matters: Officials say the risk to the public remains low, but the new case underscores the importance of precautions among those who work closely with potentially infected animals amid a multistate outbreak in dairy cows.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants states to keep up influenza surveillance during the summertime to help detect "even rare" cases of bird flu in humans.
The big picture: Flu monitoring usually drops off as the weather warms up, but the CDC this week asked state and local health officials to maintain those efforts and increase submission of positive influenza A samples — of which H5N1 is a subtype.
SNAP benefits fail to cover the rising costs of groceries in 98% of U.S. counties, according to a new Urban Institute analysis.
Why it matters: The report's release comes ahead of a Thursday markup of House Republicans' $1.5 trillion farm bill, as advocates say proposed cuts could further undermine the federal food aid program.
One of New York's largest unions got a big surprise when it tried switching health insurers — it would have to pay $25 million to New York-Presbyterian to keep the major health system out of its network.
Why it matters: The dispute, first reported by the Wall Street Journal, illustrates how contracts between hospitals and insurers can make it harder for employers to get better deals on care.
After pitched battles over Medicare drug price negotiations, Congress may be pivoting to more bipartisan ground: overhaul of the patent system that allows brand-name drugs to delay competition for years.
Why it matters: There's widespread agreement that pharmaceutical companies have gamed the system through tactics like "product hopping," where a drug company makes small changes to a drug in a bid to keep cheaper generics from reaching the market sooner.
The latest iteration of OpenAI's ChatGPT, with its sharper real-time voice interactions, may mark a turning point in how people rely on chatbots for health care.
Why it matters: Doctors say the new model's humanlike qualities could make patients more comfortable querying the generative AI chatbot for health care advice.
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