Philanthropic Groups Launch Antibiotic Discovery Program


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The number of cases in a measles outbreak centered in Gaines County, Texas, has jumped to 24.

The New Mexico Department of Health issued an alert about potential measles exposure at a hospital emergency department and school gymnasium in Lovington.

60 hunter-harvested deer and four elk in 10 eastern Nebraska counties tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the 2024 hunting season.

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