The observation that most of the viruses that cause human disease come from other animals has led some researchers to attempt “zoonotic risk prediction” to second-guess the next virus to hit us. However, in an Essay publishing April 20th in the open access journal PLOS Biology, led by Dr Michelle Wille at the University of… Read More: Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think »
Anthony Fauci, the foremost infectious diseases expert in the U.S., has said a coronavirus vaccine could be available within 12 to 18 months. His timeline isn’t just ambitious; it’s unprecedented speed for a vaccine, which typically take many years of testing to make it to market. The challenges are many. Any vaccine available at such… Read More: A coronavirus vaccine may arrive next year. ‘Herd immunity’ will… »
As Health Data Management wraps up 27 years of reporting on the healthcare information technology industry today, it gives me a chance to pause and reflect, and to look hopefully toward the future for the industry. Much has been accomplished. I recall an early HIMSS conference at which an exhibit featured a one terabyte database… Read More: What should lie ahead for healthcare IT in the next… »
Humans have 1 in 14,000 chance of going extinct next year – more likely than an individual has of being struck by lightning, study finds Looked at fossils and archaeological data from artifacts 350,000 years old Calculated that humans have a 1 in 14,000 chance of going extinct any give year This is of natural events, but… Read More: Humans have 1 in 14,000 chances of going extinct next… »