Public Health
Kentucky Official Says State Is Safe to Visit Amid Outbreak
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Asian tick’s New Jersey foothold … Ohio cities find compromise on telecom bill … North Dakota governor covers costs of his official travel … and Kauai recovers.
A Legal Quirk Means You Can Be Dead in New York But Alive in New Jersey
All 50 states recognize that someone is legally dead once they are brain dead, but the Garden State has a rather large exemption.
The Mice of N.Y.C. May Be Contributing to Antibiotic Resistance
There's evidence they carry pathogens that make us sick, and some microbial genes capable of making bacteria resistant to certain antibiotics.
Seeking a Quiet Place in a Nation of Noise
No studies have been done on the change in New York City's noise over time, whether it is getting worse or by how much.
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