Looking back on 40 years of Mac
Wednesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh. It came out about a year into my tenure as a syndicated tech columnist, and even back then, I had seen …
Coronavirus
Why are measles cases popping up across the United States? Here’s what to know about the highly contagious virus
By Amanda Musa and Carma Hassan | CNN Nearly a dozen cases of measles have been reported in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Georgia in recent weeks, according to local health departments. …
‘Emergency’ or not, COVID is still killing people. Here’s what doctors advise to stay safe
Amy Maxmen | (TNS) KFF Health News With around 20,000 people dying of COVID in the United States since the start of October, and tens of thousands more abroad, the …
Long COVID Study Suggests Immune System At Root Of Symptoms
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WHO warns countries of potential pandemic ’20 times’ deadlier than Covid | World | News
At the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, world leaders gathered to discuss Disease X, a theoretical virus that could be 20 times more deadly than Covid-19. While such a virus …
Long Covid creates changes in the blood, aiding detection, reports new study
An international team of scientists has found distinct changes in the blood of people with long COVID, suggesting a potential strategy to diagnose and perhaps treat a mysterious condition that …
Wastewater tests can find mpox, study finds. Expect more bugs to be tracked that way
By MIKE STOBBE | Associated Press NEW YORK — Wastewater testing does a good job at detecting mpox infections, U.S. health officials said in a report Thursday that bolsters a …
Fears of Generative AI reminiscent of past moral panics
This column is based on a narrated slide deck and longer article that you can view at ConnectSafely.org/moralpanic. There has been a lot of ink spilled on doomsday scenarios about …
Experts developing vaccine for Disease X predicted to kill 50 million people
Medical experts are busy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, planning how to tackle Disease X. Some health officials warn that this disease could cause the “next pandemic.” Disease …
California health officials shorten COVID isolation guidance as infections peak
Amid widespread COVID-19 cases from a rapidly spreading subvariant of the virus, California health officials have shortened isolation recommendations for those who test positive if the infected person is fever-free. …