Monkeypox case confirmed at Fort Bend ISD high school

Monkeypox case confirmed at Fort Bend ISD high school

The student attends Ridge Point High School School. Contact tracing to identify potential exposures is underway. FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend Independent School District reported a high school student has a confirmed case of monkeypox. The announcement was made Monday on the district’s website. The student attends Ridge Point High School, officials said. … Read more

Monkeypox case confirmed in student at Fort Bend ISD high school, district says

Monkeypox case confirmed in student at Fort Bend ISD high school, district says

MISSOURI CITY, Texas – Fort Bend Independent School District officials say a student has tested positive for monkeypox. According to FBISD’s website, a student at Ridge Point High School has a confirmed case of the virus. All families and employees of the school were notified of the case and Fort Bend County epidemiologists are conducting … Read more

Meghan Markle’s Chart-Topping ‘Archetypes’ Podcast Guest List Reportedly Revealed

Meghan Markle’s Chart-Topping ‘Archetypes’ Podcast Guest List Reportedly Revealed

Meghan Markle’s Archetypes podcast was number one on Spotify in its first 24 hours last week, overtaking usual U.S. frontrunner The Joe Rogan Experience. The premiere episode featured Serena Williams, and it was announced that Markle will be joined on tomorrow’s show by Mariah Carey. That’s a powerhouse guest list for a launch, and a … Read more

Harris County resident who was presumptive positive for monkeypox dies; cause of death not released, officials say

Harris County resident who was presumptive positive for monkeypox dies; cause of death not released, officials say

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – An adult with various severe illnesses, who was also presumptive positive for monkeypox, died Sunday, according to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County Public Health. Health officials said, at this time, the patient’s cause of death is unknown. HCPH is collaborating with partners to determine what role, if any, … Read more

Key takeaways from Meghan Markle’s latest royal-bashing interview

Key takeaways from Meghan Markle’s latest royal-bashing interview

Exiled royal Meghan Markle was back at it again Monday, accusing the royal family of cruel treatment and saying how she was “happy” to quit her charmed life in the UK. Here, The Post shares the key takeaways from the candid sit-down with New York Magazine’s The Cut — held at Markle and her prince’s $14.65 … Read more

Chris Rock says he was asked to host the Oscars, likens it to Nicole Brown Simpson going ‘back to the restaurant’

Chris Rock says he was asked to host the Oscars, likens it to Nicole Brown Simpson going ‘back to the restaurant’

Chris Rock addressed “the slap” again on tour — and he had some new information to share. While performing his stand-up show in Phoenix, Ariz. on Sunday night, the comedian claimed he was asked to host next year’s Oscars. It’s only been five months since Will Smith stormed the stage during the awards show and … Read more

The 3 Zodiac Signs With The Best Horoscopes On Tuesday, August 30, 2022

The 3 Zodiac Signs With The Best Horoscopes On Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Today the astrological energy cools with a return to quiet as you are encouraged to reflect and find peace. The Moon is in Libra all day giving harmonious and even positive energy helping you to see the benefit of where you are in life right now instead of the challenges. RELATED: Each Zodiac Sign’s Weekly … Read more

Mood Influences Alcohol Craving Differently in Men and Women – Neuroscience News

Mood Influences Alcohol Craving Differently in Men and Women – Neuroscience News

Summary: A person’s mood in addition to alcohol-related cues contributes to cravings for alcohol in opposite ways in men and women. Source: Research Society on Alcoholism Drinkers’ mood shifts and exposure to alcohol-related cues—beer cans, bars, and drinking buddies—contribute to alcohol cravings in opposite ways for men and women, a new study suggests. The findings … Read more

Monkeypox on campus: Schools in N. Houston and Fort Bend ISD report separate cases

Monkeypox on campus: Schools in N. Houston and Fort Bend ISD report separate cases

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Monkeypox has hit Houston-area classrooms. Two separate campuses – one in north Houston and the other in Fort Bend ISD – confirmed cases of the virus on Monday. Here is how officials announced the cases and what each school is doing in response: IDEA Public Schools, Hardy campus IDEA Public Schools, … Read more

Drug typically used in cancer therapy emerges as potential anti-aging treatment

Drug typically used in cancer therapy emerges as potential anti-aging treatment

Scientists say rapamycin, also used after undergoing an organ transplant, is capable of extending life with only brief use COLOGNE, Germany — A drug that patients normally take during cancer therapy may have the power to increase the human lifespan, a new study reveals. Researchers in Germany say rapamycin can cause side-effects when patients take it as … Read more

Monkeypox case reported at IDEA Public Schools campus in north Houston

Monkeypox case reported at IDEA Public Schools campus in north Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A case of monkeypox may have broken through into a Houston classroom just days after Harris County health officials cleared what appeared as a case involving a child under 2 years old. IDEA Public Schools, a national charter school network with locations in four states, disclosed on Monday that a monkeypox … Read more

Maren Morris Fires Back At Brittany Aldean For Transphobic Remarks: ‘Zip It, Insurrection Barbie’

Maren Morris Fires Back At Brittany Aldean For Transphobic Remarks: ‘Zip It, Insurrection Barbie’

The wife of country singer Jason Aldean was hit with criticism within the music industry and beyond following online comments she made that were directed at the transgender community. “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase,” Brittany Aldean wrote last week in the … Read more

Poliovirus outbreak expands in NY: Third county has vaccination rate of 62%

Poliovirus outbreak expands in NY: Third county has vaccination rate of 62%

Enlarge / A polio vaccine box is displayed at a health clinic in Brooklyn, New York on August 17, 2022. A third county in New York with a low vaccination rate has detected poliovirus in its wastewater, suggesting that spread of the dangerous virus is expanding, which continues to pose a significant threat to anyone … Read more

SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels linked to patient outcomes

SARS-CoV-2 antigen levels linked to patient outcomes

Media Advisory Monday, August 29, 2022 What The amount of SARS-CoV-2 antigen measured in the blood of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is associated with illness severity and other clinical outcomes, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Following the ACTIV-3 trial of COVID-19 therapeutics in people hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers … Read more

‘Inventing Anna’ Ignites Defamation Suit Against Netflix

‘Inventing Anna’ Ignites Defamation Suit Against Netflix

Netflix’s propensity toward docudramas is landing the streamer in hot water, this time courtesy of Rachel Williams — an associate of New York City con artist Anna Sorokin. She sued the company on Monday for defamation over her portrayal in Inventing Anna. The series, based on a May 2018 New York article, showcases the scams … Read more

Adult at Gwinnett County elementary school tests positive for monkeypox

Adult at Gwinnett County elementary school tests positive for monkeypox

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Gwinnett County Public Schools confirmed to Channel 2 Action News on Monday that there is a confirmed monkeypox case involving an adult associated with one of its schools. According to the school system, the confirmed case is at Dacula Elementary School. The District has not confirmed in what capacity the person … Read more

Bad Bunny interrupts his performance at the MTV VMAs to kiss male and female backup dancers

Bad Bunny interrupts his performance at the MTV VMAs to kiss male and female backup dancers

Bad Bunny celebrated his win for Artist of the Year at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards by sharing a kiss with one of his male backup dancers. The 28-year-old rapper was performing at Yankee Stadium on Sunday after winning the top honor when he turned his head to kiss one of his female dancers, … Read more

Single-Dose ‘Polypill’ Found to Save Lives, Prevent Heart Attacks in Major New Trial

Single-Dose ‘Polypill’ Found to Save Lives, Prevent Heart Attacks in Major New Trial

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A three-in-one drug combo can help people with a history of heart attacks stay healthy, new research shows. The randomized clinical trial found that people who took the bundled medication, also known as a polypill, went on to experience fewer heart attacks, strokes, or cardiovascular-related deaths than those given standard care. The … Read more