Monday, August 15, 2022 | Kaiser Health News

WHO Renames Monkeypox Variants, Seeks Replacement Name To move away from geographic and historical stigmas about the virus infecting many nations, the World Health Organization is asking for naming ideas to replace the term “monkeypox.” In the meantime, it made two immediate changes, renaming two dominant variants to “Clade I” and “Clade II.” Other news […]
Get tickets for a talk with Louise Minchin

Louise Minchin will be speaking at Good Housekeeping Live in partnership with Dyson, a two-day event at Carlton House Terrace, London on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 October in celebration of our 100th anniversary. TV presenter, journalist and sportswoman extraordinaire Louise has gone on a remarkable journey from the BBC Breakfast sofa to representing Great […]
Does washing clothes eliminate monkeypox? What to know about disinfecting for the virus | Nation

The monkeypox virus remains a global health emergency. The 2022 monkeypox outbreak started after the first case was reported on May 17 in Portugal. The monkeypox virus is rarely fatal, with over 99% of infected people likely to survive. Monkeypox can spread when a person comes into contact with the virus from an infected animal, […]
Arkansas pediatrician gives tips on keeping kids healthy

As kids prepare to head back into the classroom, doctors want to remind parents how to keep children in the classroom, and out of the doctor’s office. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — As kids get ready to head back to the classroom, doctors wanted to remind parents how to keep their children in the classroom and […]
The Peace of Christ

“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing… Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” Coming from the Lord who is meek and humble of heart, these tough words are not only frightening […]
Review of The Salmonberry – Hyper Locally Sourced Food – Tillamook County Pioneer

by the Ardent Gourmet “Kidney of a horse, liver of a cat, filling up the sausages with this and that…” Most Americans are fed up with fast food. Literally, fed up. That is to say, they stuff themselves with it like geese before a long migration. But some are fed up, sick and tired. Thus, […]
Mask and Vaccine Mandates Are Out, ‘Close Contact’ Procedures Are In – NBC Chicago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its new COVID guidelines Thursday, shifting several recommendations just days after Chicago Public Schools issued its own set of policies for the 2022-2023 school year. Both guidelines are reflective of continued efforts to loosen restrictions as new treatments and vaccine formulations continue to be released. “We are […]
How Do Flush Mechanisms On Airplane Toilets Work?

We’ve all used them, willingly or not, because when nature calls, it doesn’t care if you’re 35,000 feet in the air or not. But have you ever wondered exactly what happens when you flush the airplane toilet? Where does it all go, and how does it work? Why is it so loud? Do frozen poops […]
What’s a garden without birds? How to create a habitat so they thrive.

As I write this, I can hear a cardinal trilling in the backyard. I don’t have to look out the open window to confirm the source of the sounds that come through it; I’ve come to recognize the songs and their singers. I know it’s the mourning dove whose cooing wakes me in the morning […]
Homestead Design owned by Hispanic woman in Fremont Ohio

When Janel Moreno opened Homestead Design Co. in May, she became a shining anomaly in the local business world. Homestead Design Co. is a retail business as well as a home improvement and renovation business owned by a young Hispanic female. “I think I’m the only female in home improvement in the area, and I’m […]