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By Nick Landers Warren Buffett calls cybercrime the No. 1 problem with mankind. At his 2017 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, the billionaire businessman said cyberattacks are a bigger threat to humanity than nuclear weapons. In December 2020, the United States was hit with one of the most consequential cyberattacks of all time, purported to be …

New infections have soared with about one in five residents who get tested for Covid-19 receiving positive results. In a little more than a month, the county doubled its number of infections, climbing from about 400,000 cases on November 30 to more than 800,000 cases on January 2, health officials said Monday. The case deluge …

After administering him with oxygen, County of Los Angeles paramedics load a potential Covid-19 patient in the ambulance before transporting him to a hospital in Hawthorne, California on December 29, 2020. Apu Gomes/AFP/Getty Images With intensive care units at Southern California hospitals nearly full because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Los Angeles County Emergency Medical …

Niticia Mpanga, a registered respiratory therapist, checks on an ICU patient at Oakbend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas. The mortality rates from COVID-19 in ICUs have been decreasing worldwide, doctors say, at least partly because of recent advances in treatment. Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images Niticia …

Picture yourself living in complete isolation like the old-timers once did in the North American arctic for 100 days. Shiloh native Roland Welker, 48, now of Red Devil, Alaska, did proving he was the “big bull of the north woods” by outlasting nine other survivalists on History Channel television show, Alone. And for that, he …

Valentin Fuster, a physician in chief at Mount Sinai Hospital and one of the study’s authors, said in an interview that the observations are based only on a review of medical records and that more rigorous, randomized studies are needed to draw broader conclusions, but that the results are promising. “My opinion is cautious, but …

Market Needs Critical to Health Care Survival Mike Coonrod, sbjLive producer Donald Babb, CEO and executive director of Citizens Memorial Hospital, says marketplace demands are critical to maintaining a health care system. Babb says the community became more involved as the hospital grew. Careful planning and listening to customer input has enabled their growth. Duration: …

Image copyright Chester Zoo Image caption Prof Steinbach said Indali Hi Way’s recovery was “wonderful news” An Asian elephant’s “rare” recovery from a “lethal” virus has been hailed as a “momentous step” for the species. Two-year-old Indali Hi Way is believed to have made a full recovery from elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), a Chester Zoo …