Scientists already discovered that raw milk can harbor the infectious H5N1 bird flu virus, but now there’s a new study on its ...

New York City’s wet markets – stores that house and slaughter mostly live poultry – landed in the spotlight last month after ...

Farms in Clinton County, New York, remain bird flu-free. It comes as testing and monitoring for avian influenza continues ...

Health authorities say the threat of infection for people remained low even amid the spread of H5N1 virus among birds and ...

Enjoying nature’s not just for the birds. As spring arrives, I joined a group of local birders in Columbia County.

City health officials are investigating two bird flu cases in household cats, marking the first known infections in pet cats ...

Officials are urging pet owners not to feed their pets raw food or raw milk and to avoid letting them roam outside.

William Denns, of Sunk Mines in Putnam Valley, was arrested on charges of selling hard cider. He pleaded not guilty but ...

The detection on Staten Island brings the number of New York counties to experience an outbreak in commercial and backyard ...

Five years after the pandemic began, many local health officials say that the politicization of Covid has left them with ...

Dirt looks at the latest efforts by the Building and Construction Trades Council to expand prevailing wage requirements.

Here’s some public health news that New Yorkers can use– from the latest bird flu confirmation in the state, to a look into ...