Health: New hard hat design reduces rotational brain injuries
This is good: The latest generation of hard hats are designed to cushion the brain during an impact by absorbing forces that cause the head to spin. Source: Next gen…
Media notices disease model projections mostly worthless
Predictions about the pandemic rarely age well. In the United States, the pandemic appeared to be winding down in May 2021 amid a vigorous vaccination campaign, only to get wound…
Part 11 – Population Demographics: Pennsylvania sees drop in college-aged population
The bigger issue for Pennsylvania higher education is its ability to attract students while the college-aged population in the commonwealth shrinks. Student loan forgiveness arrives, but shrinking student numbers in…
Early: When do CEOs wake up in the morning?
People who suffer from sleep disorders probably not welcome in the executive suites: Specifically, here are the survey’s most popular wake-up times: 6 a.m. (37% of respondents) 5 a.m. (27%)…
Good: vaccinated, boosted and had Covid?
If you’re generally healthy, fully vaccinated and boosted and have recently recovered from a breakthrough infection, you are currently about as safe from COVID-19 as you can be. “For a…
Cool! CDC says Covid can be used to treat TBI, anxiety and depression in children
And to treat asthma in ages 12-17 or chronic kidney disease among 2-4 year olds! Is there anything Covid can’t do!!!! Or it could be that like most all CDC…
I had just two: “Which Vaccines Did I Get As a Kid? Polio, Measles, Tetanus and 13 More”
Kids in the US typically get vaccinated against 16 diseases by the time they’re grown. Protection ranges from 6 months to life long. Source: Which Vaccines Did I Get As…
I must have “Long Hepatitis”
Covid-19 has a side effect causing people to post long threads on Twitter about Long Covid. The thread roughly describes my situation – but I have Long Hepatitis, I guess.
So much for mitigation measures: “More than half of Americans have had COVID infections”
Following the record surge in COVID-19 cases during the Omicron-driven wave, some 58% of the U.S. population overall and more than 75% of younger children have been infected with the…
VR becomes pricey: “Prescription lens inserts for VR headsets”
As I previously noted, VR headsets are difficult to use for those who need eyesight corrective lenses, especially those who require eyeglasses. The industry’s solution for now is “prescription VR…