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We Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic. This Game Proves It
In some cases, students who had roles of authority, such as members of government, public-health workers, or journalists, disseminated information about the outbreak that later proved to be wrong,...
Heart Hospital of Austin celebrates $1.6M wellness program expansion
Heart Hospital of Austin held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday to celebrate the $1.6 million expansion of the facility’s Executive Wellness Program. Source link
Mosaic Festival tiles together art in east Austin
The Mosaic Festival in Austin wrapped up Sunday, after a week of workshops and installations. Source link
Texas volleyball seeded No. 3 in SEC tournament, starts play in quarterfinals
AUSTIN KXAN) — After dispatching South Carolina 3-1 in the final match of the regular season Sunday, the Texas volleyball team heads to the Southeastern Conference tournament Nov. 23...
Essential emergency preparedness tips for flooding
Central Texas lies in a region known as flash flood alley, which is prone for flooding due to the terrain and climatology. Source link
The Best Years of Your Life Are Probably Still Ahead
Laura Carstensen's favorite lecture of the year is the one when she tells undergrads at Stanford University that—contrary to what they've probably been told and believe—these are not the...
DNA Reveals the Secret History of Dogs
More than 3,000 years ago, in what is now Kazakhstan, six dogs were laid carefully in the ground. Were they beloved pets? Sacrifices, since they seem to have ritually...
The Rise, Fall, and Potential Return of the Food Pyramid
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary and man on a mission to “Make America Healthy Again,” has made no secret of his...
What to Know About the New ‘Subclade K’ Flu Variant
Flu season has come early in the U.K. Cases began to tick up in October, more than a month ahead of when epidemiologists generally expect the season to start....
Here’s Why Fewer People Are Vaccinating Their Pets
When Sylvalyn Hammond started practicing veterinary medicine in 2018, she rarely encountered pet owners who wanted to skip their dogs’ vaccines. The first time it happened, “I almost thought...
