WHO cites human behavior more than variants as virus spreads
GENEVA — The World Health Organization's emergencies chief said Friday that the impact of new variants of COVID-19 in places like Britain, South Africa...
Expanded vaccine rollout in US spawns a new set of problems
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states...
UN: COVID-19 herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccines
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned that even as numerous countries start rolling out vaccination programs to stop COVID-19, herd immunity...
This Pathological Life – Health IT Security | Avoiding the flat line
The implications for Healthcare to lose control or access to the IT systems is literally life threatening.
The first confirmed fatality occurred when a Ransomware...
Study suggests Pfizer vaccine works against virus variant
New research suggests Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in the two more-contagious variants of the coronavirus that have erupted in...
Vaccine dosing debates add to public confusion
The first Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 are getting their second dose, while Britain has decided to postpone boosters and focus instead on giving more...
This Pathological Life – Drugs of Addiction
Humans have always had a complex relationship with drugs: some help us; some heal us; and some hurt us. The problem with the drugs...
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
TAIPEI, Taiwan — With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots...
Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria
NAIROBI, Kenya — Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday, but he...
This Pathological Life – Diabetes Mellitus, the honey siphon
Sugar is as addictive as nicotine and as toxic as … well, sugar.
Diabetes mellitus is the fastest growing chronic disease and the not-so-silent potentially...