The last Friday of January has traditionally been reserved for Blizzard Blast, the Allina Hospice Foundation fundraiser. It’s an annual event that brings in thousands of dollars in donations that are ...

In a new study, researchers have also demonstrated that these prions can experimentally transmit the disease to mice.

The Luzerne County detections are 40 miles from the nearest wild CWD detection. They will ultimately result in disease ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting that two deer have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a new ...

Two deer in Pennsylvania have tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said these newly ...

The incurable disease was first detected in Louisiana in 2022. With no vaccine, Louisiana has worked with hunters to track ...

Both deer and elk are affected by the diseases. It’s classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) and is similar to scrapie in sheep, mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt-Jakob ...

With the first-ever case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the Georgia, here's what the The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has to say about the disease. Chronic Wasting Disease is a ...

Though there have been no cases of CWD observed in humans, there is a human TSE. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is often called the human form of mad cow disease, and presents as rapidly presenting ...

MOUNT HOREB - Jakob David Anthony Foster, 14, of Mount Horeb, Wis., passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Jakob was born in Dodgeville, Wis., the son of Joshua and Jeanne Foster.

High blood pressure affects multiple organs. Not only can hypertension add stress to the heart and damage arteries, leading to heart disease, but it also can cause strokes and kidney disease as ...