US officials find 2 monkeypox strains

Genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the U.S., health officials said Friday, raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time. Many of the U.S. cases were caused by the same strain as recent cases in Europe, but a few samples show a different…

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Meet the American who invented the donut

Americans have a “hole” lotta love for the donut.  Credit us-regions Captain Hanson Crockett Gregory for that. The then-future high-seas hero, in a moment of deliciously divine inspiration as a teenage galley boy, turned a poorly cooked blob of sailors’ sustenance into the iconic, ring-shaped and deep-fried delicacy we know and love today.  His innovation…

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Physician accuses 5 US medical schools of discrimination based on Ibram X. Kendi's tenets, files complaints

EXCLUSIVE – An organization focused on combating antiracism and discrimination in the medical field called Do No Harm filed complaints to the education Office for Civil Rights which accused five medical schools of violating Title VI for allegedly discriminating on the basis of race for various scholarships.  The Civil Rights Act of 1964, or Title…

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Turkey applies for official name change to 'strengthen' country's brand, culture

The U.N. has approved world-regions from the Republic of Turkey to Türkiye as part of a rebranding effort.  united-nations” target=”_blank”>U.N. Spokesperson< Countries occasionally request name changes: in 2019, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia became the Republic of North Macedonia; in 2018, Swaziland became Eswatini. Changes often occur when a country seeks to have its…

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