If there was one thing that struck the All Blacks during the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, it was the change in support for the Springboks from the start of the tournament to the end.With the 25th anniversary of the iconic 15-12 win for the Boks over their traditional foes and so much being written…
Players' union bosses praised Burnley captain Ben Mee's reaction to a "White Lives Matter" banner flown over the Etihad Stadium, as anti-racism campaigners said change was unstoppable.The words "White Lives Matter Burnley" were towed by a plane that flew over the ground shortly after all players and match officials had taken a knee in solidarity…
Climate|Climate Change Tied to Pregnancy Risks, Affecting Black Mothers MostJune 18, 2020Updated 1:33 p.m. ETWASHINGTON — Pregnant women exposed to high temperatures or air pollution are more likely to have children who are premature, underweight or stillborn, and African-American mothers and babies are harmed at a much higher rate than the population at large, according…
When many people suddenly had to work from home due to coronavirus lockdown, the focus of hackers shifted from email attacks to online attacks, research by Kaspersky shows.Cyber criminals seem to have switched from crypto mining to focusing on ransomware.They now scan the internet looking for vulnerable servers exposed in SAStay vigilant. Hackers will keep…
Surgical masks are replaced with N-95 respirators, the dental drill is silent, and waiting-room magazines are gone. Your next trip to the dentist may be much different from what you’re used to.Four decades after the AIDS epidemic changed dentistry, requiring providers to wear gloves and goggles for the first time, the novel coronavirus is challenging…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out