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According to a news release dated April 15, TSA officers across the state of Louisiana have intercepted 46 firearms at airport security checkpoints so far this year, with 44 of them loaded.

Emergency department visits for tick bites have increased across Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Department of Health released an advisory April 21 that there ...

UMass Amherst researchers have discovered a new bacteria in Maine rabbit ticks linked to an infection that can be deadly for humans, the university announced Wednesday. The researchers discovered ...

As spring and summer are the primary seasons when ticks are encountered in Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services urges all residents to be mindful of ticks and take steps ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A rural business organisation has warned of a heightened risk of Lyme disease due to an increase in ticks. Scottish Land & Estates (SLE) has ...

Ticks are known carriers of numerous illnesses, with alpha-gal syndrome being one of the most lethal but also one of the more rare. The condition was first reported in the UK in 2019, primarily ...

Credit: Elise Plunk / Louisiana Illuminator This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Eva ...

(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Legislature has introduced a bill to limit the growth of the government, an increasingly popular move among states. In November, the House of Representatives ...