4 posts tagged ‘public health’
Prediction markets bet against bird flu becoming the next COVID-19
Boing Boing,
Despite growing concerns about avian influenza, Bird Flu Risk, a new data-driven risk assessment suggests the chances of bird flu becoming as devastating as COVID-19 are remarkably low – just 5 out of 100, according to a tracking dashboard launched by forecaster Nathan Young. — Read the rest The post Prediction markets bet against bird flu becoming the next COVID-19 appeared first on Boing Boing.
Alcohol Should Come With Cancer Warning Label Like Cigarettes, U.S. Surgeon General Says
Gizmodo,
Less than half of Americans know alcohol can cause cancer, prompting the U.S. surgeon general to push for clearer warning labels and public health reforms.
As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories
We are currently witnessing the growing spread of H5N1 avian flu across the globe. Here in the United States, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has been tracking the spread of H5N1 in commercial and backyard flocks, wild birds, mammals, and livestock. — Read the rest The post As avian flu spreads, backyard chicken groups share conspiracy theories appeared first on Boing Boing.
MAGA senator's attempt to discredit expert backfires at gun crime hearing (video)
Sen. John Kennedy (M-LA), an ardent Trump supporter, tried his best to smear Dr. Megan Ranney of the Yale School of Public Health at a Senate hearing on gun crime in Chicago, but he ended up looking like a petulant dotard instead. — Read the rest