When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new statement this week decreeing that people who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks, it led to some confusion over whether this was a broad rule of thumb, or a guideline that would alter depending on context. The opening sketch of… Read More »
The latest announcements about school openings and closures across Australia amid the coronavirus pandemic have left parents of younger children wondering what to do about their daycare arrangements. The federal health department published information on March 19 about early childhood centres. The disease has since spread significantly in each state and territory. The document poses… Read More »
Most new cancer treatments haven’t been proven to help patients live longer or feel better. Instead they delay the growth of tumors — which may be faster to measure but doesn’t necessarily indicate a tangible benefit for patients. But you wouldn’t grasp that sobering fact from some recent news coverage: A headline in the UK’s… Read More »