News brief Today at 2:12 p.m. Stephanie Soucheray, MA Topics COVID-19 A new study from researchers at the University of South Australia reveals that wearable activity trackers, such as Apple Watches and Fitbits, show promise in detecting early signals of disease—particularly atrial fibrillation associated with stroke and COVID-19., I’m actually quite nervous about that case. I think that, from what we know, as you probably heard in the news, this case had no known link to exposure to H5N1. It was a person with underlying predisposition to pulmonary infection, but no contact to anything that could remotely be linked back to a likelihood of H5N1 exposure., News brief 53 minutes ago. Lisa Schnirring Topics Misc Emerging Topics The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recently issued an epidemiological alert for rising Oropouche virus infections, urging countries to step up surveillance amid spread to new areas, reports of the first deaths, and suspected maternal transmission., Latest Activity; Mark Channels Read; Calendar; Forum Do not take medical advice from the internet. If you have any medical questions please consult your medical practitioner., Rothschild used to ride the subway every day but after surviving a traumatizing attack, as well as following the news of a mass shooting on a Manhattan-bound N train Brooklyn earlier this week that left 10 shot and 19 others injured, she now takes Ubers. “I am not planning to take the subway for a while,” she said., WCS NEWS RELEASE Urgent Message from WCS as the Avian Influenza Virus Threatens Wildlife Across the Globe Massive Die-Off of Elephant Seals in Argentina Due to Avian Influenza Is Latest Sign that the Virus Is an Existential Threat to Wildlife NEW YORK , NY | JANUARY 15, 2024.