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On Tuesday, a press release from Dallas, Texas County Health and Human Services confirmed the first case of monkeypox documented in the state of Texas. Since we've spent the last few years worrying or at least somewhat alarmed by Covid-19, hearing about a potential outbreak of Monkeypox only adds to the ongoing sense that we may all be living in some burgeoning sci-fi novel...

The study showed that the strict policies in place to limit transmission in our schools are more effective than the lax attitudes at family celebrations like Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Scientists have confirmed that viewing somebody itch makes a person more likely to itch themselves. Researchers at Wake Forest University had 25 volunteers watch a five minute video of a person either scratching their arm or sitting idly. As the videos played, the volunteers who were viewing the images of scratching were twice as likely to start scratching, as well. (Admit it: You totally want to