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Two house cats died after contracting bird flu in the homes of dairy workers, a troubling sign that the virus may be moving between species and becoming more widespread.

Pfizer Inc. is vulnerable to the possibility that President Donald Trump will place tariffs on the European Union, where the drugmaker has manufacturing plants, Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said.

Signs of recent bird flu infection were found in three US veterinarians, two of whom had no known prior exposure, researchers said, suggesting potentially wider spread of the dangerous virus than has been suspected.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the new head of the US Department of Health and Human Services, launching a new era in US health policy after the one-time presidential hopeful openly questioned the safety of widely used vaccines and promised to remove artificial food dyes from America’s food supply.

The Health and Human Services website experienced glitches on Thursday morning following weeks of absent health communication from the federal government.

President Donald Trump’s end of diversity, equity and inclusion language in federal agencies has caused US health data to be removed or not be updated. Medical experts warn that the losses, even in areas like flu and Covid tracking where DEI isn’t central, make it harder to manage outbreaks and fix health disparities.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved clinical trials that will transplant organs from genetically modified pigs into patients with kidney failure.

President Donald Trump ordered US agencies to halt funds for gender-affirming care in children younger than 19, threatening research and clinical support for institutions that provide the services.

US officials are investigating the appearance of a strain of bird flu identified in the US for the first time, a worrying sign that the virus is evolving in ways that could make it harder to contain.