Sexual health testing took a nose dive during the pandemic, as health care workers and resources were diverted towards the fight against COVID-19. And as Globe reporter Zosia Bielski tells us in this episode, when it comes to sexually transmitted infections: “Less detection equates with more spread.”
Now, we’re paying the price: the rate of STIs, from gonor ... Show More
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If AI is a bubble, how will it pop?
<p>Some of the world’s largest tech companies, like OpenAI, Google and Meta, have invested hundreds of billions of dollars into <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/">artificial intelligence</a> as they try to build the data centres they need. A ... Show More
23m 38s
Aug 2020
Where We Stand on the Pandemic
<p>In the U.S., emergency-use authorization has been granted for convalescent plasma, the efficacy of which is yet to be robustly tested. For some, this echoes the situation with hydroxychloroquine and the government’s subsequent U-turn on its rollout.</p><p>Meanwhile, America’s ... Show More
25m 12s
Oct 2020
Where Is This Pandemic Headed?
<p>The pandemic has killed more than one million people around the world, at least 210,000 in the United States alone. The illness has infiltrated the White House and infected the president.</p><p>Today, we offer an update on measures to fight the coronavirus and try to predict t ... Show More
25m 58s
Jul 2021
Breakthrough Infections, Explained
<p>For the past couple of weeks, some Americans have reported a curious phenomenon: They have caught the coronavirus despite being vaccinated.</p><p>Vaccines are still doing their job by protecting against serious illness and hospitalization, but the frequency of so-called breakt ... Show More
22m 43s