Every fall, the arrival of chilly air and red leaves signals the beginning of preparations in pediatric ICUs for the annual RSV virus onslaught. While flu and COVID may dominate the headlines, it is RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, that remains the leading cause of hospitalization for babies year after year. Inflicting inflammation on their …
Former President Donald Trump has faced a relentless onslaught of bad news this year, with multiple indictments and felony charges piling up against him. In contrast, President Joe Biden has enjoyed mostly positive news, with controlled inflation, steady job growth, and a recovering stock market. Despite this, national polls and swing state surveys consistently show …
Beth Pratt has spent years working in conservation nonprofits, giving her a deep understanding of the risks climate change poses to her home in Midpines, California. Her community is facing extreme weather events such as forest fires, heatwaves, snowstorms, mudslides, rockslides, and even tornadoes. While Pratt once believed her home near Yosemite National Park was …
This spring and summer, bird breeding grounds have seen a decline in population. A significant number of Caspian terns at Lake Michigan vanished, and the flock of great skuas at the Hermaness reserve in Scotland may have shrunk by 90 percent. There have also been reports of thousands of pelicans dying in Peru and a …
As the 2024 presidential campaign gains momentum, Joe Biden has taken to the stage, delivering speeches on “Bidenomics” and highlighting the country’s economic performance under his presidency. In normal circumstances, this would be an opportune moment for him to make such a pitch. However, we are facing unprecedented times. Unemployment has dropped to 3.6 percent, …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially ended the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been in place since January 2020. While the virus will continue to pose a threat, the WHO has stated that it is time for countries to shift their perspective and move away from treating it as a global …
HTML tags are as follows: In recent months, there have been numerous incidents of orcas in the waters off the Iberian Peninsula ramming boats. This year alone, three boats have been sunk and several more have been damaged. The most recent incident involved a catamaran that lost both of its rudders, leading the boat’s captain …
For years, Twitter has been known as a chaotic and contentious platform. However, under the leadership of Elon Musk, it has transformed into a right-wing social network resembling alternative social media sites like Truth Social and Parler. In December, I argued that Musk’s actions as Twitter’s owner labeled him as a far-right activist. As a …
In early 2020, my wife and I made the unfortunate decision to book an AirAsia flight to Bali. Little did we know that the coronavirus would soon unleash chaos on the world. As lockdowns began and travel plans were thrown into disarray, we desperately tried to secure a refund. We reached out to AirAsia’s customer …
As the pandemic begins to recede in many parts of the world, the struggles facing offices are becoming more apparent. CEOs like Jamie Dimon are starting to doubt the future of traditional office spaces, with JPMorgan Chase shrinking its Manhattan footprint by 20%. The consequences of this trend will be far-reaching, with landlords, banks, and …