Tag Archives: Risk

The way it’s reported, you’d think that susceptibility to COVID-19 severity is equally distributed across the world’s population. But when you compare case and mortality rates between countries, differences emerge. There are even differences within countries and states and cities. It’s clear that other variables besides simple exposure to the …

Photo by Karpova / Shutterstock.com A long and satisfying retirement tops many people’s life goals. Modern medicine is helping to extend lifespans, but it’s up to you to determine whether you’ll have enough money to comfortably live out those extra years. That means not only saving enough money for retirement, …

Photo by CREATISTA / Shutterstock.com Most of us worry about illness as we grow older. Cancer, diabetes and heart disease all become concerns in our senior years. But one relatively common and potentially fatal condition — dehydration — often flies under the radar. Dehydration occurs when your body loses more …

Photo by Nikolai Kazakov / Shutterstock.com Every day, you can take simple steps to reduce your risk of coronavirus infection — from wiping down counters to properly washing your hands. But here is one protective step you might have overlooked: opening the window a hair when you ride in a …

Photo by AshTproductions / Shutterstock.com Switching to one of the world’s most popular and respected diets might lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. And consuming one specific component of the diet is likely to pay the biggest dividends. A recently published study from the National Institutes of Health looked …

IBM today announced a new tool that taps AI to predict when allergy symptoms are likely to flare up. It’s called Allergy Insights with Watson, and it’s available in The Weather Channel app for iOS and Android ahead of a launch on the web. In addition to a 15-day forecast …

Of the many heartbreaking stories I’ve read or heard during this ghastly pandemic, one stands out as especially distressing, almost criminal. The headline, on Page 1 of The Times on April 12, read: “Empty Shelves, But Farms Put Food to Waste — Milk, Eggs and Produce Buried and Dumped.” That …

Lisa Harris, a cashier at a Kroger grocery store in Virginia, was surprised last week when a customer offered her a $ 5 bill as a tip. Ms. Harris, a Kroger employee for 13 years, cited store policy in declining the generous offer. The woman was clearly disappointed that she …

Photo by dean bertoncelj / Shutterstock.com Every time you grab a pump handle at the gas station, you could be transferring germs from dozens of other drivers’ hands to your own skin. Most of the year, you probably give that reality little thought. But the spread of the coronavirus should …