Federal health officials are recommending expanded testing of dairy farm workers after a new study found evidence of previously undetected cases of bird flu in humans.
Why it matters: The study is leading officials to recommend the testing of all workers at farms where the H5N1 virus is detected, not just those with symptoms.
Why it matters: Trump repeatedly tried to distance himself from Project 2025 during the campaign, even going so far as claiming he knew nothing about it, despite the fact that it was written by many of his close allies.
Roughly 1 in 6 American adults are thought to have diabetes, including undiagnosed cases, up from 10% at the turn of the century, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show.
Why it matters: Even as the U.S. pays more attention to metabolic diseases and is consumed with diabetes and anti-obesity drugs, the burden of the disease is growing and complicating care in an already taxed health care system.
Voters sent conflicting signals about abortion access on Tuesday, approving ballot proposals in seven states to expand abortion rights while also electing Republicans who could provide the margins to pass a nationwide ban next year.
Why it matters: The electorate didn't see a contradiction in expressing support for personal freedoms and voting for anti-abortion candidates.
SHREVEPORT, La. — Should Republicans hold the House, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tells Axios it's because the GOP is focused on kitchen-table issues over Democrats' emphasis on abortion.
Why it matters: Democrats poured millions into highlighting Republicans' anti-abortion stances and what that could mean in a post-Roe world, but they were unable to translate that into the kind of success they achieved in the 2022 midterms.
Editor's note: This story was originally published on Nov. 2, and was republished after the 2024 race was called.
President-elect Trump has promised to rebuild the economy, unleash energy dominance and secure U.S. borders.
The big picture: Trump and Vice President Harris have campaigned for weeks with largely differing visions for the nation on everything from border security to reproductive rights.
Voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota voted against expanded abortion rights on Tuesday, ending a string of victories for ballot initiatives to enshrine or expand abortion access.
Why it matters: Those defeats were offset by results that broke for abortion rights in New York, Colorado, Maryland and in deep red Missouri and Montana. But they underscored the fractured reproductive health landscape that's evolved since Roe v. Wade was struck down.
Voters in 10 states decided on 11 abortion-related ballot measures on Election Day.
The big picture: 2024 marks the most abortion-related measures on statewide ballots in a given year and comes during the first presidential election since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Emergency room visits due to eating or drinking too much caffeine roughly doubled among adolescents in the past several years, according to new data from Epic Research.
Why it matters: The episodes are still relatively uncommon but they underscore the potential risks of excessive caffeine intake as energy drinks with high doses of the stimulant flood the market.
The burden of cancer around the world will become even more uneven by 2050, according to a new study.
The big picture: Cancer cases and deaths will increase most in low- and middle-income countries that may have less access to health care or face competing priorities for allocating resources.
Florida voters narrowlyrejected a ballot measure to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, according to the Associated Press.
Why it matters: A ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy will remain the law of the land. After that cutoff, the procedure will be illegal aside from a narrow set of exceptions.
