Sunday Edition: Fowl plague | Food Safety News

We now know that the 1918 influenza pandemic was caused by an H1N1 virus with genes of avian origin. Published: April 12, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is continuing to investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Newport infections that has sickened at least 68 people….

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‘I didn’t want to be on medication the rest of my life’: veteran runs psilocybin retreats for PTSD before FDA approval | US news

‘I didn’t want to be on medication the rest of my life’: veteran runs psilocybin retreats for PTSD before FDA approval | US news

After three combat deployments in Afghanistan, during which he suffered traumatic brain injuries from concussive blasts, army ranger Jesse Gould developed post-traumatic stress disorder and said he “drank almost every night to cope”. In times of hardship, veterans sometimes turn to “medication and talk therapy, but it tends to be more of a maintenance program…

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New study targets cost hurdles in forest restoration

As the West faces increasingly destructive wildfires, land managers rely on mechanical thinning to reduce hazardous fuels and restore forest health. But one obstacle continues to slow this work down: Thinning costs are notoriously difficult to estimate from one project to the next. Uncertainty around those numbers raises concerns that outdated cost estimates may be…

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