Public health: Demographics of who gets hepatitis have changed dramatically
I had hepatitis in May of 2022: Hepatitis A is no longer mainly a travel and food-related infection, as the majority of infections from 2016 to 2020 related to drug…
Automation: Strong growth seen in office automation, robotics firms
And these are not just the obvious mechatronics robots but now software tools that automate worked previously done by white collar workers: Artificial intelligence is getting better at all kinds…
Global: Prevalence of International Travel
Summary All adults travel experience: 71% of all U.S. adults have traveled internationally at some point in their lives (Wow! That’s almost 3 in 4!) 49% have been to 3…
Public health: Norway does not recommend new Covid boosters for healthy individuals under age 65
To add to the public health messaging confusion this is, of course, different than the CDC’s recommendation: The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) recommends a booster dose of coronavirus…
Humor: The funniest thing you will read today, or tomorrow, …
The Onion files a friend of the Court brief to the US Supreme Court. Die laughing.
Parody? If you ever get sick again, of anything, after having Covid, then you have long Covid
Unfortunately, she doubled down on that claim; it’s not parody.
Demographics: The loss of languages
As our population demographics evolve, we lose about 25 languages each year. About 1.2 billion people speak Mandarin or Cantonese Chinese. But for about two thousand languages, there are fewer…
Demographics: Long term impacts of China’s “one child” policy
Beginning in 2023, China is expected to start shrinking. This is a long-term issue that will continue the rest of the century. From 1980 to 2015, the Chinese government limited…
Environment: The US throws away over 2,000 clothing items – every second
The fashion industry, which relies heavily on fossil fuels for production of polyester fabrics, accounts for 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions. More clothing is being produced — and thrown…
Public health: Covid-19 pandemic ended in South Africa due to widespread immunity
And KEY POINT: While an earlier vaccine rollout could have saved many lives (est. 70k) from the Delta variant, it is the high infection levels (not booster doses) that ultimately…