Major NHS computer outage caused by cyber attack
The outage was “significant” and impacted patients being referred from 111 to out-of-hours GPs. Source link
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SCOTUS Opinion Leak Caused Spike in Search for Abortion Drugs
July 1, 2022 – Word that the U.S. Supreme Court was on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade led to a dramatic spike in web searches for abortion medications, a new study shows. On May 2, 2022, Politico leaked a draft majority opinion that revealed the court intended to reverse the guaranteed right to … Read more
Covid care home restrictions in Scotland caused harm, says report
Scottish Covid Inquiry researchers say lockdown restrictions may have contributed to some deaths. Source link
Omicron Subvariant Hasn’t Caused a Surge of Cases
April 6, 2022 The Omicron subvariant BA.2 is causing the lion’s share of COVID infections in the United States now, but so far it hasn’t resulted in a surge of cases. BA.2 accounted for 72% of cases last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while the overall number of cases has … Read more
Most statin problems caused by mysterious ‘nocebo effect’, study suggests
Issues are not caused by the drug but by people believing it will make them sick, a study suggests. Source link
Glitch caused self-isolation orders to be too long
The mistake – which was first reported by Sky News – follows a series of other software-based Covid-19 foul-ups. Source link