This baby bear is a square. Washington, DC’s Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed a new panda cub on Aug. 21, and in its single month on Earth, the newborn has gained weight in such a way that its girth now almost perfectly matches its height. The zoo’s assistant curator of giant pandas, Laurie Thompson, made the… Read More »
The Federal Communications Commission will soon move to issue a final order for its new $ 100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, which is intended to boost the use of telehealth for underserved patient populations. In July, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking requesting public comment on the initiative aimed at cost savings… Read More »
1. Do potatoes make you fat? Potatoes are one of the foods that are generally shunned by people trying to manage their weight, but research has determined that there is no evidence to suggest an association between eating potatoes and risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease or type 2 diabetes. Research has also demonstrated that people… Read More »
Victorians have been partly released from their homes this week but new rules mean a gathering of six people in the park could cost almost $ 30,000 — almost $ 5000 for each person. From yesterday, changes to Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions mean that five people from two households are able to legally gather outside together.… Read More »
A court case challenging the legality of Victoria’s curfew will come down to whether the health bureaucrat who signed the order was acting on the behest of the Premier or of her own independent volition. More than 500 people tuned into the online stream of the Victorian Supreme Court trial’s first day, which will also… Read More »