Talking back-to-school reading habits with the U of M – UMN News
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (08/23/2022) — Fall schedules are filling up fast for families as students head back to school. They will begin new activities like joining sports teams, auditioning for plays, participating...
A dog in France has monkeypox, worrying scientists that we won’t be able to...
Monkeypox virus, illustration.Thom Leach | Science Photo Library | Getty ImagesIn 2003, 47 people across six Midwestern states caught monkeypox from pet prairie dogs that were infected after they were housed...
Monkeypox is spreading in Ohio. Did state health officials do enough to warn gay...
The growing monkeypox outbreak, which disproportionately affects gay men, initially arrived in Northeast Ohio at the end of June, health officials say. Now advocates for Ohio’s LGBTQ+ community are criticizing Ohio’s...
In memoir, NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson mulls 2024 run, calls for taking science,...
By Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporterRaleigh, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is dropping more hints about a potential run for governor in 2024. And, if elected, he...
‘I put the students first’: A public school librarian on book bans – The...
Calls to ban books – from classrooms and library stacks – are on the rise, but they aren’t new. Usually, direct dialogue with parents resolves book concerns, says librarian Martha Hickson, in her 18th year...
UK to offer mini dose of monkeypox jab amid low stocks – BBC
Dr Claire Dewsnap, President of the British Association for Sexual Health & HIV, said: "We absolutely support the UKHSA-led fractional dosing pilots assessing feasibility in UK sexual health clinics. If acceptable,...
With its new ship Octantis and expeditions among the Great Lakes, Viking aims to...
Our pilot stood on the roof of the yellow submarine named John, floating beside a Lake Superior islet where cliffs rise straight from the water and end in a shock...
Free speech under fire in school censorship battles – Star Tribune
Opinion editor's note: Star Tribune Opinion publishes a mix of national and local commentaries online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• The Becker Public Schools board is...
ICAM program schedule Aug. 21 – Aug. 27, 2022 – The Local Ne.ws
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ICAM Public ChannelComcast Ch. 9 and Verizon Ch. 33 Sunday, August 21, 20227:30 a.m. Let’s Visit House of 7 Gables and the Greek Festival10...
What you need to know about the current monkeypox outbreak: transmission, symptoms, treatments, etc....
Photo by CDC/Cynthia S. Goldsmith at Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
The ongoing monkeypox virus outbreak began in May 2022, when the U.K. notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of...
Scientists Find Simple, Safe Method To Destroy ‘forever Chemicals’ – Towleroad
PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, were first developed in the 1940s and are now found in a variety of products, including nonstick pans, water-resistant textiles and fire supression foams
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COVID sewage surveillance labs join hunt for monkeypox – ASBMB Today
The same wastewater surveillance techniques that have emerged as a critical tool in early detection of covid-19 outbreaks are being adapted for use in monitoring the startling spread of monkeypox across...
Lewis Butler Obituary (1967 – 2022) – Denver, CO – Legacy.com
ObituaryLewis Eklund Butler was born in a "place above clay land" – Tlaquepaque, Mexico – to Maggie and Frank Butler in October of 1967. Joined by an older brother and sister,...
Lessons for Australia’s monkeypox response – The Saturday Paper
When infectious diseases physician Dr Jonathan Volk learnt about monkeypox at medical school in the United States more than a decade ago, he was taught it was a mild, self-limiting illness.
In the...
Drones, PCR testing for fish, Zombie apocalypses — China’s Zero Covid policy limps on...
Even fish, swimming around in the sea, minding their own business, aren’t safe from China’s radical “zero Covid” policies. Absurd photos of fish being throat-swabbed for PCR testing have led to...
What It Means To Examine Illness As A Quantum State – Science Friday
The following is an excerpt from Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between by Joseph Osmundson.
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Data show racial disparities in Louisiana monkeypox cases – Louisana Illuminator
Health officials have examined demographic data on monkeypox cases in Louisiana and found six in every 10 cases have occurred among Black people. More than a quarter of diagnoses have been...
Where Did the Pandemic Start? Anywhere But Here, Chinese Scientists Argue – Slashdot
sciencehabit writes: From the start of the pandemic, the Chinese government -- like many foreign researchers -- has vigorously rejected the idea that SARS-CoV-2 somehow originated in the Wuhan Institute...
Monkeypox Is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, and Knowing That Can Help Protect People –...
As data come in from around the world, a clear picture is emerging of who is being affected by the recent outbreak of monkeypox (MPX): Outside Africa, 99 percent of...
Rubio blasts FBI, IRS, gay marriage law in move to the right – Orlando...
Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio called the search at former President Trump’s Florida resort a “disgrace” and akin to “a Marxist dictatorship” carried out by the FBI. He’s also said the...
The Satanic Panic Is Back, and It’s Bipartisan – Reason
A new poll looking at Americans' belief in conspiracy theories finds high levels of support for loony-tunes ideas about sex, Satan, and U.S. institutions. In addition, more than half of those...
Date Lab: He was ‘a pleasant surprise’ – The Washington Post
Placeholder while article actions loadThe first time Logan met Scott, both 28, was at a Halloween party last year. Scott was wearing caution tape, dressed as Lady Gaga from the “Telephone”...
Local authors dismayed by Central Bucks School District – WHYY
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How the idea of a “transgender contagion” went viral—and caused untold harm – MIT...
The ROGD paper was not funded by anti-trans zealots. But it arrived at exactly the time people with bad intentions were looking for science to buoy their opinions. The results were...
US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events – The Associated Press...
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses...
Monkeypox Is a Sexually Transmitted Infection, and Knowing That … – Scientific American
As data come in from around the world, a clear picture is emerging of who is being affected by the recent outbreak of monkeypox (MPX): Outside Africa, 99 percent of...
US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events – The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses...
Taylor Brorby’s ‘Boys and Oil: Growing Up Gay in a Fractured Land’ – High...
Writer's Block | August 17th, 2022 By Waylon Hedegaard retiringwithcats@gmail.comI have just read a book that affected me unlike anything in years…perhaps ever. Riveted, I tackled it in...
Political Notebook: Out candidates again enter SF education races – Bay Area Reporter, America’s...
Two gay men are again seeking educational posts in San Francisco that they previously sought and lost. Both face an uphill climb in their respective races, while a queer nonbinary former...
Expert Q&A: What You Need To Know About Monkeypox – Science Friday
Fact Check My Feed How does monkeypox spread, what are the signs and symptoms, and how can one protect themselves from the virus? Experts weigh in.
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St. Louis health officials answer your questions about the monkeypox outbreak – St. Louis...
Since June, two dozen cases of monkeypox have been reported in Missouri, with about one-third of those cases in St. Louis. While the state’s case count is much lower than in...
CDC, under fire, lays out plan to become more nimble and accountable – The...
Placeholder while article actions loadThe nation’s top public health official acknowledged Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had failed to respond effectively to the coronavirus pandemic, and announced...
Monkeypox can spread through anal and oral sex, like other STIs. Let’s talk about...
The global monkeypox outbreak is now a public health emergency both in the US and globally, with more than 38,000 cases currently reported across 93 countries as of August 17. Health...
Men in Same-Sex Couples Suffer Earnings Decline When Preventative HIV-Medicine Is Available – Newswise
Newswise — TROY, N.Y. — When expensive medicines that are proven to prevent HIV acquisition are available through employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI), annual earnings for men in same-sex couples decline and...
Monkeypox Symptoms Every American Should Know — Eat This Not That – Eat This,...
Until this year, monkeypox wasn't much of a concern, but as cases rise across the United States, the White House has declared the virus a public health emergency. While monkeypox isn't...