World’s Longest Passenger Flight Plans to Avoid Russian Skies
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Utilities Hyping Hydrogen’s Promise Risk Hitting ‘Dead Ends’ in Climate Fight
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Reassuring Data on Two-Dose Hep B Vaccine, Risk of Acute MI
There was no higher risk of heart attack for recipients of the two-dose hepatitis B cytosine phosphoguanine adjuvant vaccine (Heplisav-B) compared to the three-dose hepatitis B vaccine with an aluminum hydroxide adjuvant (Engerix-B), a prospective study found. Among nearly 70,000 adults who received at least one hepatitis B vaccine dose, type 1 acute myocardial infarctions …
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PBM Called for a Prior Authorization? That’s News to Me!
Early Saturday morning, my home landline started ringing and the scary mechanical voice that translates caller ID told me it was my pharmacy benefits manager calling. I picked up the phone, and a polite electronic voice told me that they were unable to ship one of my medicines to me since they had been unable …
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Will Prosecuting Medical Errors Lead to a Culture of Silence?
Healthcare workers are alarmed by the conviction of former Nashville nurse RaDonda Vaught, who now faces prison time over a medical error. “We could all and probably have been close to this situation because we’re continuously stretched too thin,” Kelsey Fassold, RN, an ICU nurse, said in a LinkedIn post. “We try so hard to …
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Paternal Use of Metformin Linked to Birth Defects
Men taking metformin were more likely to have offspring with birth defects, a Danish study found. Newborns with fathers who took metformin during the development of fertilizing sperm had a 40% higher frequency of birth defects compared with newborns whose fathers used insulin (adjusted OR 1.40, 95% CI 1.08-1.82), reported Maarten J. Wensink, MD, PhD, …
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Guillermo del Toro’s best films according to Rotten Tomatoes
Guillermo del Toro is one of the most prolific contemporary filmmakers. Since he emerged in the early 1990s in his native Mexico, he has directed, produced, written, and even lent his voice to scores of films. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has taken notice, nominating del Toro for six Oscars over his …
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A US oil-drilling hotspot is kicking out far more methane than we thought
One of the largest and fastest-growing oil production sites in the US is emitting far more methane than previously measured. It’s well known that oil and natural-gas production is a significant source of the powerful greenhouse gas: methane that is trapped underground leaks out from wells and pipelines, and it can also be released intentionally …
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The Download: Quantum computing has a hype problem
Also: how Nokia’s tech aided digital surveillance in Russia This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Quantum computing has a hype problem As a buzzword, quantum computing probably ranks only below AI in terms of hype. Large tech companies now …
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Southwest to add fourth fare level to boost revenue -Journal
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will add a fourth fare category as part of changes designed to attract more business travelers and boost revenue. The new fare level will be priced higher than Southwest’s cheapest tickets but below the airline’s top two fare categories. Southwest executives think this will fill the large price gap between …
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