The $11 billion, 800-mile Grain Belt Express is considered the largest electric transmission project in U.S. history, designed to stretch from Kansas to Indiana, carrying enough energy to power the equivalent of 4 million homes or 50 data centers, as the nation’s insatiable thirst for electricity accelerates. Grain Belt developer Invenergy awarded construction contracts in May. State permits are approved, …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link For thousands of years, a disease repeatedly struck ancient Eurasia, quickly spreading far and wide. The bite of infected fleas that lived on rats passed on the plague in its most infamous form — the Black Death of the 14th century — to humans, and remains its most common form of transmission today. During the Bronze …
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Summary What is already known about this topic? During 2008–2019, 15 hepatitis B outbreaks associated with assisted blood glucose monitoring were reported in long-term care facilities. CDC recommends assigning blood glucose monitors (glucometers) to one person. What is added by this report? Hepatitis B virus (HBV) was transmitted between two residents of a skilled nursing facility who were receiving assisted …
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Though H5N1 avian flu outbreaks on US dairy farms have declined sharply over the past several months, scientists are still sorting out how the virus spreads on farms, and new findings from California outbreak hot spots suggest that airborne spread and contaminated wastewater may play roles. Researchers from Emory University and their colleagues from California, Colorado, Michigan, and Virginia recently …
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LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus’ transmission. In a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said its evaluations of lenacapavir, sold as Yeytuo in Europe by Gilead Sciences, showed the drug is “highly effective” and “considered to be of …
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LONDON — The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus’ transmission. In a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said its evaluations of lenacapavir, sold as Yeytuo in Europe by Gilead Sciences, showed the drug is “highly effective” and “considered to be of major …
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Though H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle and commercial poultry are at low levels in the United States, scientists continue to sort out how the virus spreads on farms, and two new pieces of information this week shed more light on potential spread in dairy cattle: contamination from house flies and “milk snatching”. Over the last 30 days, the …
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