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· Jan 16
What to know about Long Covid
YouTube video by Evgeniy Shubnikov
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My lecture, "What to Know About Long Covid" has been posted by the University of Pittsburgh's Supercourse on YouTube! Just the basics!
What to know about Long Covid youtu.be/DHTns4qMQj8?... via @YouTube
What to know about Long Covid youtu.be/DHTns4qMQj8?... via @YouTube
Scammers are poisoning AI search results to steer you straight into their traps - here's how
AI tools like Google AI Overview and Perplexity Comet are being tricked into suggesting scam support numbers.
www.zdnet.com/article/scam...
AI tools like Google AI Overview and Perplexity Comet are being tricked into suggesting scam support numbers.
www.zdnet.com/article/scam...
Scammers are poisoning AI search results to steer you straight into their traps - here's how
AI tools like Google AI Overview and Perplexity Comet are being tricked into suggesting scam support numbers.
www.zdnet.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Scammers are poisoning AI search results to steer you straight into their traps - here's how
AI tools like Google AI Overview and Perplexity Comet are being tricked into suggesting scam support numbers.
www.zdnet.com/article/scam...
AI tools like Google AI Overview and Perplexity Comet are being tricked into suggesting scam support numbers.
www.zdnet.com/article/scam...
December 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A Cosmetic Chemist’s Guide to Avoiding Fake Holiday Beauty Products
That too-good-to-be-true deal might cost more than you think
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-cosmetic...
That too-good-to-be-true deal might cost more than you think
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-cosmetic...
A Cosmetic Chemist’s Guide to Avoiding Fake Holiday Beauty Products
That too-good-to-be-true deal might cost more than you think
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Cosmetic Chemist’s Guide to Avoiding Fake Holiday Beauty Products
That too-good-to-be-true deal might cost more than you think
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-cosmetic...
That too-good-to-be-true deal might cost more than you think
theunbiasedscipod.substack.com/p/a-cosmetic...
Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums. @nytimes.com
All those who caused this will lose the next election.
People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums. @nytimes.com
All those who caused this will lose the next election.
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Obamacare Users Will Be Asked to Pay More for Plans That Cover Less
People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums. @nytimes.com
All those who caused this will lose the next election.
People who have health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will face higher deductibles and higher premiums. @nytimes.com
All those who caused this will lose the next election.
Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. @nytimes.com
$12 billion of taxypayer money to pay for an economic blunder he caused. Stupid.
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. @nytimes.com
$12 billion of taxypayer money to pay for an economic blunder he caused. Stupid.
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. @nytimes.com
$12 billion of taxypayer money to pay for an economic blunder he caused. Stupid.
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon. @nytimes.com
$12 billion of taxypayer money to pay for an economic blunder he caused. Stupid.
Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter that makes up a filament in the macrostructure of the universe called the cosmic web. @Reuters
December 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter that makes up a filament in the macrostructure of the universe called the cosmic web. @Reuters
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery, in a last-ditch effort to outbid Netflix and create a media powerhouse. Meanwhile, experts say Jared Kushner's role in the bid for Warner Bros raises ethical questions. (So unethical all the time.)
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion for Warner Bros Discovery, in a last-ditch effort to outbid Netflix and create a media powerhouse. Meanwhile, experts say Jared Kushner's role in the bid for Warner Bros raises ethical questions. (So unethical all the time.)
Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation. @reuters.com
Good idea.
Good idea.
December 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation. @reuters.com
Good idea.
Good idea.
US lawmakers may withhold a quarter of Pete Hegseth's travel budget if he does not provide unedited videos of military strikes on boats in the southern Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the latest effort to obtain more information about President Donald Trump's campaign against Venezuela. @reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
US lawmakers may withhold a quarter of Pete Hegseth's travel budget if he does not provide unedited videos of military strikes on boats in the southern Caribbean and eastern Pacific, the latest effort to obtain more information about President Donald Trump's campaign against Venezuela. @reuters.com
RSV Infection Ups CV Risk for Older Adults, Albeit With Some Heterogeneity
The cardiovascular consequences of contracting RSV are on par with those of getting the flu.
www.tctmd.com/news/rsv-inf...
The cardiovascular consequences of contracting RSV are on par with those of getting the flu.
www.tctmd.com/news/rsv-inf...
RSV Infection Ups CV Risk for Older Adults, Albeit With Some Heterogeneity
The cardiovascular consequences of contracting RSV are on par with those of getting the flu.
www.tctmd.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
RSV Infection Ups CV Risk for Older Adults, Albeit With Some Heterogeneity
The cardiovascular consequences of contracting RSV are on par with those of getting the flu.
www.tctmd.com/news/rsv-inf...
The cardiovascular consequences of contracting RSV are on par with those of getting the flu.
www.tctmd.com/news/rsv-inf...
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left www.npr.org/sections/sho...
How this administration has destroyed NIH's research projects. Unforgivable.
How this administration has destroyed NIH's research projects. Unforgivable.
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left
Amid NIH funding delays, reversals and uncertainty, a scientist at Harvard who studies breast cancer has lost one-third of her lab employees and wonders if she can continue her research experiments.
www.npr.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
After NIH grant cuts, breast cancer research at Harvard slowed, and lab workers left www.npr.org/sections/sho...
How this administration has destroyed NIH's research projects. Unforgivable.
How this administration has destroyed NIH's research projects. Unforgivable.
The president’s security strategy is misguided. “The strategy looks like the Janus face of a fraying domestic constitutional order, providing geopolitical cover for domestic authoritarian rule and corporate aggrandizement.”
— Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, experts in national security NYTimes
— Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, experts in national security NYTimes
December 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The president’s security strategy is misguided. “The strategy looks like the Janus face of a fraying domestic constitutional order, providing geopolitical cover for domestic authoritarian rule and corporate aggrandizement.”
— Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, experts in national security NYTimes
— Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson, experts in national security NYTimes
Trump’s A.I. plan would make us less safe. “How can you expect us to believe you’re on the precipice of creating groundbreaking superintelligence if you can’t manage to comply with a handful of state laws?”
— Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota
@nytimes.com
— Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota
@nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Trump’s A.I. plan would make us less safe. “How can you expect us to believe you’re on the precipice of creating groundbreaking superintelligence if you can’t manage to comply with a handful of state laws?”
— Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota
@nytimes.com
— Amy Klobuchar, a U.S. senator from Minnesota
@nytimes.com
The New York Times
Dec. 9, 2025, 10:19 a.m. ET
BREAKING NEWS
Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case
The ruling cited a law signed last month by Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Dec. 9, 2025, 10:19 a.m. ET
BREAKING NEWS
Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case
The ruling cited a law signed last month by Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
December 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The New York Times
Dec. 9, 2025, 10:19 a.m. ET
BREAKING NEWS
Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case
The ruling cited a law signed last month by Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Dec. 9, 2025, 10:19 a.m. ET
BREAKING NEWS
Judge Grants Request to Unseal Grand Jury Records in Maxwell Case
The ruling cited a law signed last month by Trump requiring the Justice Department to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein and his longtime companion, Ghislaine Maxwell.
Belly Fat May Be Stronger Predictor of Heart Damage Than BMI
— Increased waist-to-hip ratio associated with more dangerous cardiac remodeling pattern
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
— Increased waist-to-hip ratio associated with more dangerous cardiac remodeling pattern
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
Belly Fat May Be Stronger Predictor of Heart Damage Than BMI
Increased waist-to-hip ratio associated with more dangerous cardiac remodeling pattern
www.medpagetoday.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Belly Fat May Be Stronger Predictor of Heart Damage Than BMI
— Increased waist-to-hip ratio associated with more dangerous cardiac remodeling pattern
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
— Increased waist-to-hip ratio associated with more dangerous cardiac remodeling pattern
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
www.propublica.org/article/epa-... His policies are killing Americans from a lack of appropriate regulations to protect Public Health.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-... His policies are killing Americans from a lack of appropriate regulations to protect Public Health.
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
www.propublica.org/article/epa-... His policies are killing Americans from a lack of appropriate regulations to protect Public Health.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-... His policies are killing Americans from a lack of appropriate regulations to protect Public Health.
More Parents Are Refusing Vitamin K for Their Newborns. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea
For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.
gizmodo.com/more-parents...
For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.
gizmodo.com/more-parents...
More Parents Are Refusing Vitamin K for Their Newborns. Here's Why That's a Bad Idea
For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.
gizmodo.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
More Parents Are Refusing Vitamin K for Their Newborns. Here’s Why That’s a Bad Idea
For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.
gizmodo.com/more-parents...
For around 60 years, doctors have routinely given infants a vitamin K shot to prevent uncontrolled bleeding.
gizmodo.com/more-parents...
States Are Forming “Health Alliances.” Can They Make a Difference for Public Health Policy? www.kff.org/other-health...
States Are Forming “Health Alliances.” Can They Make a Difference for Public Health Policy? | KFF
States have begun to form "health alliances" as a counter to federal public health recommendations and policies under the Trump Administration. This Policy Watch describes the goals of these alliances...
www.kff.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
States Are Forming “Health Alliances.” Can They Make a Difference for Public Health Policy? www.kff.org/other-health...
West Coast Health Alliance, OHA, leading national medical organizations continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Page...
Thank goodness for these alliances for putting Public Health first for its citizens!
Thank goodness for these alliances for putting Public Health first for its citizens!
Oregon Health Authority : West Coast Health Alliance, OHA, leading national medical organizations continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns : External Relations Division : State of ...
West Coast Health Alliance, OHA, leading national medical organizations continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns
www.oregon.gov
December 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
West Coast Health Alliance, OHA, leading national medical organizations continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccination for newborns www.oregon.gov/oha/ERD/Page...
Thank goodness for these alliances for putting Public Health first for its citizens!
Thank goodness for these alliances for putting Public Health first for its citizens!
Trump lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar after pardoning him.
@washingtonpost.com
What happened: In a social media post yesterday, Trump said Cuellar’s decision to run for reelection as a Democrat showed “a lack of LOYALTY” after Trump pardoned him.
@washingtonpost.com
What happened: In a social media post yesterday, Trump said Cuellar’s decision to run for reelection as a Democrat showed “a lack of LOYALTY” after Trump pardoned him.
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Trump lashed out at Rep. Henry Cuellar after pardoning him.
@washingtonpost.com
What happened: In a social media post yesterday, Trump said Cuellar’s decision to run for reelection as a Democrat showed “a lack of LOYALTY” after Trump pardoned him.
@washingtonpost.com
What happened: In a social media post yesterday, Trump said Cuellar’s decision to run for reelection as a Democrat showed “a lack of LOYALTY” after Trump pardoned him.
The Vaccine Disinformation to Descheduling Pipeline
Make America Denmark Never
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-vaccin...
Straight talk from Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social about the anti-vax agenda to destroy the childhood immunization schedule. Your children's lives are in your hands.
Make America Denmark Never
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-vaccin...
Straight talk from Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social about the anti-vax agenda to destroy the childhood immunization schedule. Your children's lives are in your hands.
The Vaccine Disinformation to Descheduling Pipeline
Make America Denmark Never
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:27 AM
The Vaccine Disinformation to Descheduling Pipeline
Make America Denmark Never
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-vaccin...
Straight talk from Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social about the anti-vax agenda to destroy the childhood immunization schedule. Your children's lives are in your hands.
Make America Denmark Never
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-vaccin...
Straight talk from Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social about the anti-vax agenda to destroy the childhood immunization schedule. Your children's lives are in your hands.
OMG, the Dotard is so ignorant, just like RFK Jr. They are endangering the lives of babies and children. This is reckless and irresponsible, and disgusting.
Parents, get your kids ALL the shots they need to stay healthy and well. There is no reason for any child to die from a preventable disease.
Parents, get your kids ALL the shots they need to stay healthy and well. There is no reason for any child to die from a preventable disease.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
OMG, the Dotard is so ignorant, just like RFK Jr. They are endangering the lives of babies and children. This is reckless and irresponsible, and disgusting.
Parents, get your kids ALL the shots they need to stay healthy and well. There is no reason for any child to die from a preventable disease.
Parents, get your kids ALL the shots they need to stay healthy and well. There is no reason for any child to die from a preventable disease.
Air fryer app caught asking for voice data (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E24) www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast...
Not always good to be so connected....
Not always good to be so connected....
Air fryer app caught asking for voice data (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E24)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit three stories about smart devices that want to collect more data than people may know.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Air fryer app caught asking for voice data (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E24) www.malwarebytes.com/blog/podcast...
Not always good to be so connected....
Not always good to be so connected....
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions
Latest version number is 143.0.7499.40/.41 for Windows & macOS, & 143.0.7499.40 for Linux. So, if your Chrome is on version 143.0.7499.40 or later, it’s protected from these vulnerabilities.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Latest version number is 143.0.7499.40/.41 for Windows & macOS, & 143.0.7499.40 for Linux. So, if your Chrome is on version 143.0.7499.40 or later, it’s protected from these vulnerabilities.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions
Google has pushed out a Chrome update with 13 security fixes, including a high-severity flaw in Digital Credentials.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions
Latest version number is 143.0.7499.40/.41 for Windows & macOS, & 143.0.7499.40 for Linux. So, if your Chrome is on version 143.0.7499.40 or later, it’s protected from these vulnerabilities.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Latest version number is 143.0.7499.40/.41 for Windows & macOS, & 143.0.7499.40 for Linux. So, if your Chrome is on version 143.0.7499.40 or later, it’s protected from these vulnerabilities.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Albiriox is a new family of Android banking malware that gives attackers live remote control over infected phones, letting them quietly drain bank and crypto accounts during real sessions.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
New Android malware lets criminals control your phone and drain your bank account
Albiriox now targets over 400 financial apps and lets criminals operate your phone almost exactly as if it were in their hands.
www.malwarebytes.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Albiriox is a new family of Android banking malware that gives attackers live remote control over infected phones, letting them quietly drain bank and crypto accounts during real sessions.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...