We Let Monkeypox Spread for Too Long. If It Infects Our Pets, There’s No Getting Rid of It

There are two strains of monkeypox in the U.S. — and that means it’s been here longer than we thought

We Let Monkeypox Spread for Too Long. If It Infects Our Pets, There’s No Getting Rid of It,There are two strains of monkeypox in the U.S. — and that means it’s been here longer than we thought

New York City To Offer Paxlovid For Free At Mobile COVID-19 Testing Centers The nation’s first mobile “Test to Treat” program, launched Thursday, will expand to 30 locations by the end of July.
Anthony Fauci Says His COVID-19 Symptoms Worsened Dramatically In 'Rebound' The infectious-disease expert was feeling "really poorly" and began a second round of Paxlovid.
North Korea Blames 'Alien Things' From South For COVID-19 Outbreak The country has reported 4.7 million cases of "fever" since its outbreak began in early May.
One of the best tools for predicting COVID-19 outbreaks? Sewage. The pandemic brought renewed attention to the value of wastewater monitoring for tracking pathogens and mitigating disease.
U.S. Orders Omicron-Specific Covid-19 Vaccine Shipment for Big Fall Push The U.S. reported 196,230 new cases and 693 deaths on Wednesday.
U.S. Orders Omicron-Specific Covid-19 Vaccine Shipment for Big Fall Push The U.S. reported 196,230 new cases and 693 deaths on Wednesday.
Young adults are volunteering to get COVID-19—for science SARS-CoV-2 "challenge trials" can help scientists better understand the immune system's response to the virus, which could yield improved vaccines and treatments.
CDC Recommends COVID-19 Shots For Children Under 5 The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months.
Florida Only State Not Preordering Toddler COVID-19 Vaccines "That’s not where we’re gonna be utilizing our resources,” Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a news conference.
Anthony Fauci Catches His First Case of Covid-19 The leading public health official is experiencing mild symptoms, the NIH said.
FDA Panel Backs COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Under 5 Shots for young children could be available as soon as next week if all the remaining regulatory hurdles are cleared.
North Korea Announces Emerging Infectious Disease As COVID-19 Outbreak Continues The country revealed it was dealing with "an acute enteric epidemic," however, details remain unclear on its severity.
FDA Advisers Back Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine For Older Kids A government advisory panel has endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.
World Settling on New Norms After Streaming and Online Casino Use Soared During Covid-19 The world is in healing as it continues to feel the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which drastically altered the world’s gambling and video-streaming habits. It seems only natural that activities generally associated with being indoors—such as streaming and online gambling—spiked at a time when most of the world was in isolation. A study
FDA Panel Finds Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines Safe for Young Children If the CDC approves the panel’s findings, the vaccines may become available to young children starting early next week
Hugh Jackman Diagnosed With COVID-19 Just Hours After Tony Awards Performance The actor was on-stage with the cast from his Broadway show "The Music Man" on Sunday.
FDA: Pfizer COVID-19 Shot Appears Effective For Kids Under 5 The review by federal health officials was a key step toward a long-awaited decision to begin vaccinating the youngest American children.
White House Lays Out Plan To Get COVID-19 Vaccines To Kids Under 5 Vaccines for children younger than 5 could be available as soon as late June, according to senior Biden administration officials.
COVID-19 Ground Zero DANCES WITH FILMS 2022 REVIEW! So many films have come out amid the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them being warped and inflated manifestations of our frightening reality. This recent trend isn't necessarily a bad thing as there have been numerous successes, including Stephen Daldry's Together and Rob Savage's Host. However, with COVID-19 Ground Zero, writer/director Mustafa Ozgun takes a
White House: 1st COVID-19 Shots For Kids Under 5 Possible By June 21 “At the end of the day we all want to move fast, but we’ve got to get it right," said White House COVID-19 coordinator Aashish Jha.
Harris, Surgeon General Warn Health Care Workers Are Burned Out From COVID-19 Pandemic "After two years of COVID-19 and more than 1 million precious lives lost, the people we all turn to to keep us safe, to comfort us and help us heal, they have been pushed to their limits."
Jake Tapper Reportedly Taped Show At CNN Studio After Testing Positive For COVID-19 Some CNN staffers were incensed by the anchor's decision to stay at work while infected, The Daily Beast reported.
Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly Experts say it will take longer for Black communities to recover from the pandemic’s public health and economic impact.
How long does COVID-19 linger in your body? New report offers clues. A comprehensive study found that viral remnants can survive for months after infection in certain people, perhaps causing some symptoms of long COVID.
CDC: Kids Ages 5 to 11 Should Obtain Booster Of COVID-19 Vaccine The hope is that an extra shot will shore up protection as coronavirus infections once again are on the rise.
U.S. Reaches Devastating 1 Million Deaths From COVID-19 Millions of Americans remain unvaccinated even as hundreds of people continue to die each day from the coronavirus.
Scientists explain what makes COVID-19 antibody ‘J08’ so potent Last year, scientists at Scripps Research and Toscana Life Sciences studied the blood of 14 COVID-19 survivors to find the most potent antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. One of the leading molecules that emerged—now in stage II/III trials in Italy—was an antibody dubbed J08, which seemed to be capable of both preventing and treating COVID-19.
North Korea confirms first COVID-19 death in ‘explosive’ outbreak North Korea confirmed its first COVID-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading "explosively" nationwide and tens of thousands of people were being isolated after falling sick.
Distinct cellular receptor mutations influence COVID-19 disease severity Distinct genetic variants significantly influence an individual's immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and may influence the COVID-19 disease severity. A research group led by MedUni Vienna was able to demonstrate that distinct genetic variants of the CD16a antibody receptor are associated with the risk of severe COVID-19. This affects about 15% of the population. The results are now published in the journal Genetics in Medicine.
Lucira Health Hits $90.5M in Q1 Revenues on Back of COVID-19 Test Sales The firm also submitted its combination COVID-19 and influenza test to the US Food and Drug Administration for Emergency Use Authorization.
Distinct cellular receptor mutations influence COVID-19 disease severity Distinct genetic variants significantly influence an individual's immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and may influence the COVID-19 disease severity. A research group led by MedUni Vienna was able to demonstrate that distinct genetic variants of the CD16a antibody receptor are associated with the risk of severe COVID-19. This affects about 15% of the population. The results are now published in the journal Genetics in Medicine.
Laboratory-generated mini-kidneys help uncover the link between diabetes and COVID-19 disease For two years, thousands of scientists and doctors around the world have been working to understand how COVID-19 develops and what relationship it has with other types of diseases. Various studies indicate that people with diabetes are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, as well as that more than 20% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 suffer acute kidney damage. However, to date, it was unknown what was the factor that caused this to happen.
Laboratory-generated mini-kidneys help uncover the link between diabetes and COVID-19 disease For two years, thousands of scientists and doctors around the world have been working to understand how COVID-19 develops and what relationship it has with other types of diseases. Various studies indicate that people with diabetes are more likely to develop severe COVID-19, as well as that more than 20% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 suffer acute kidney damage. However, to date, it was unknown what was the factor that caused this to happen.
College athletes rarely develop heart problems one year after having COVID-19 College athletes who contract COVID-19 and return to playing sports have a low risk of developing life-threatening heart problems, according to new research that suggests stringent cardiac testing isn't necessary.
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome: What Can Happen When Kids Get COVID-19 A rare but potentially fatal condition poses an additional risk for the virus' youngest victims.
‘We Had Things Planned’: Losing a Loved One — And Your Future — to Covid-19 A million Americans are dead from the novel coronavirus, and while people in their twenties were assured that they were largely safe, many weren’t so lucky — and neither were the loved ones t…
WHO: COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa The number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa, the World Health Organization said in its latest assessment of the pandemic.
1st possible case of deer-to-human COVID-19 transmission reported So far, it seems to be an isolated COVID-19 case.
Brain shrinkage linked to COVID-19 A huge study linked COVID-19 to brain atrophy and damage.
Two years after infection, half of people hospitalized with COVID-19 have at least one symptom, follow-up study suggests Two years after infection with COVID-19, half of patients who were admitted to hospitals still have at least one symptom, according to the longest follow-up study to date, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The study followed 1,192 participants in China infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the first phase of the pandemic in 2020.
Two years after infection, half of people hospitalized with COVID-19 have at least one symptom, follow-up study suggests Two years after infection with COVID-19, half of patients who were admitted to hospitals still have at least one symptom, according to the longest follow-up study to date, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. The study followed 1,192 participants in China infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the first phase of the pandemic in 2020.
Tyler Reddick outduels Chase Elliott at Road America for first NASCAR Cup victory
PLYMOUTH, Wis. (NASCAR) – It was a dogfight between two drivers, pure and simple. It was Tyler Reddick who outdueled pole winner Chase Elliott in the intense mano-a-mano battle in Sunday’s Kwik Trip 250 at Road America. The victory was Reddick’s firs
Where will Robert Dillingham land?
The Kentucky Wildcats could be on the verge of adding a significant piece to their 2023 recruiting class. Tonight at 7 pm ET, No. 1 point guard target Robert Dillingham will make his decision. His finalists include Kentucky, Auburn, Louisville, and U
The Pandemic was Proof that We can Limit Global Warming, Here’s How
Despite academics stressing that reducing planetary heat to 1.5°C is rapidly escaping from human control, researchers understand this would require a massive attempt to accomplish. However, the magnitude of decarbonisation necessary has now been acco
Codemasters breaks down how it made the cars in F1 22 sound like the real thing
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The Railway Children Return review – family classic sequel stays on track
Plot riffs on the original story include a black US serviceman on the lam in this earnest but likable homage to the beloved 1970 kids’ adventure
The Never-Ending Psychedelic Trip of Michael Pollan
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South African fossils may rewrite history of human evolution Fossils found at the Sterkfontein Caves in South Africa may be much older than previously thought.
Record-breaking Tonga volcano generated the fastest atmospheric waves ever seen The Hunga volcano erupted in January.
We Are Living Through the Worst Eighties Reboot: Cold War Dread Is Back Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is bringing back dark memories of the nuclear age — for the MTV generation, it’s a nightmare that never went away
Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet
India bans some single-use plastic as part of broader plan India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as a part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? Even when there is substantial evidence to the contrary, the allure of conspiracy theories may be too powerful for some to resist.
The Passenger (La Pasajera) The Passenger (La Pasajera) is a "creature hits the road" horror film that begins with two tourists being brutally murdered by a monstrously evil-looking possessed woman. Directors Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez offer an uncanny premise and deliver a well-crafted and intentionally disturbing genre story. Screenwriter Luis Sánchez-Polack quickly establishes the characters and their individual
Minions: The Rise of Gru Honestly, I don't know that I'd be watching the Despicable Me and Minions franchises if I didn't have a kid. Thankfully, there's just enough fun for us adults to get through each installment without going mad. How's that for a backhanded compliment for the latest entry in the franchise, Minions: The Rise of Gru, directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson,
I’ll Never Be Alive Again After a deadly virus ravaged the world, scientists were able to bring the dead back to life to get a second chance at life in Anisha Savan's sci-fi/horror short, I'll Never Be Alive Again. Anand (Shiv Masand) is a young woman who was brought back to life, now finding herself in a "cured zombie" state. She
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Avian flu is killing thousands of UK birds Wildlife groups are warning that an outbreak of avian flu could have a potentially devastating impact on Britain’s wild birds, especially globally important seabird populations.
Ancient ‘bear dog’ found in France named after child-murdering cyclops A jawbone fossil confirmed how widespread these carnivores were millions of years ago.
2nd Tourist In 3 Days Gored By Bison At Yellowstone National Park In an earlier terrifying attack, a man intervened after a massive animal knocked down his child.
I Spoke To Over 40 Women About Their Medical Experiences. They Offered A Disturbing Warning. "There is a fraught history of centuries of women’s bodies mocked, minimized, disparaged, or even ignored."
Never-before-seen microbes locked in glacier ice could spark a wave of new pandemics if released Climate change just got even more terrifying.
SCOTUS Leaves Dwindling Paths For Biden's Climate Mission More than 500 days into his presidency, Joe Biden’s hope for saving the Earth from the devastating effects of climate change may not be dead.
Crewless robotic Mayflower ship reaches Plymouth Rock A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock
Big cats in urban jungle: LA mountain lions, Mumbai leopards Los Angeles and Mumbai, India, are the world’s only megacities of 10 million-plus people where large felines breed, hunt and maintain territory within urban boundaries
Former MLB Player Jeremy Giambi Hit In Head With Baseball 6 Months Before Suicide Witnesses told investigators that after the injury, Giambi became “very emotional, very negative and would let the smallest things ruin his day.”
Octopuses may be so terrifyingly smart because they share humans’ genes for intelligence Genetic sequences called transposons help regulate learning.
Minions: The Rise of Gru ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ is short on plot and long on Looney Tunes silliness
'Tiger King' Star Charged With Animal Trafficking, Money Laundering Animal trainer Bhagavan "Doc" Antle was the focus of a Netflix documentary spin-off to "Tiger King" in 2021.
New York City To Offer Paxlovid For Free At Mobile COVID-19 Testing Centers The nation’s first mobile “Test to Treat” program, launched Thursday, will expand to 30 locations by the end of July.
Supreme Court Sharply Limits Regulation Of Carbon Emissions The court just made it much harder for the federal government to respond to climate change.
Virgin Orbit rocket launches 7 US defense satellites A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites has been launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast
Supreme Court cripples the US government’s power to fight climate change The 6-3 ruling severely limits the government's power to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Jon Stewart Bashes Supreme Court As The 'Fox News Of Justice' The court's reversal of Roe v. Wade was ideological, not constitutional, the former "Daily Show" host argues.
Stunning solar eclipse caught by NASA in incredible closeup The moon's mountains were 'backlit by solar fire' at the peak.
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Kill The Filibuster To Save The Planet, Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez A "filibuster carveout" like the kind being considered for abortion is not enough, the New York Democrat said.