A college student in Arizona has a bowel movement in his dormitory and then goes about his everyday business. Were this a dormitory at most universities, there would be little interest in this young man’s excrement. But Arizona State University is very interested in their students’ stool. They are studying it in an effort to […]
There was a spike in COVID cases a week ago in Danbury, a city in western Connecticut near the New York border. The state and city responded by urging residents to stay home and avoid large gatherings. The city also canceled all youth sports for the fall to not leave their homes. They also limit […]
Commentary in the August 2020 issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine asks: Should public safety shift workers be allowed to nap while on duty? After weighing pros and cons, they conclude: “Where feasible, administrators of EMS agencies and others with influence over policy and safety should consider novel (yet safe) applications of an intra‐shift napping strategy […]
Promising news on COVID-19! The New York Times reports we may be closer to herd immunity than thought. What if ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Closer Than Scientists Thought? “In interviews with The New York Times, more than a dozen scientists said that the threshold is likely to be much lower: just 50 percent, perhaps even less. […]