Wherever you go, there you are — but it doesn’t have to be that way on the internet. A new app will help consumers protect their personal data from being bought and sold by dozens of major companies. Powered by the nonprofit Consumer Reports, Permission Slip will put control back in the hands of its … Read more
The US is in the midst of an “out of control” STD epidemic, with cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia on the rise nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says gonorrhea cases spiked by 28% across the country in 2021, while total syphilis cases soared by a staggering 74%. However, not all American … Read more
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of complacency. That’s the message delivered today — as the viral disease season begins — by Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a news conference attended by The Post. “Sadly, we lost 21,000 people to flu last season,” Cohen said, … Read more
Who really goes to Burning Man? The results of a 2022 census of Burning Man attendees revealed that most “burners” are rich, white, straight, liberal, millennial men. Burning Man, which sold tickets from $575 to $2,750 for this year’s event, is a weeklong, large-scale campout held in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert near Reno, with a … Read more
Nearly 99% of the COVID-19 deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week were not primarily caused by the coronavirus, new data shows. According to the CDC’s COVID-19 dashboard, just 1.7% of the 324 COVID-19 deaths logged in the week ending Aug. 19 had the virus listed as the primary cause of death. The … Read more
Buffalo is hot — and not just for its wings. In New York state, Buffalo is home to the highest number of people seeking affairs during the summer — and has the ideal locale to engage in extramarital dalliances, according to cheating site Ashley Madison’s 2023 Summer Lovin’ Restaurant Guide. The lakeside city known for … Read more
More beach fatalities have been reported at Panama City Beach in Florida than any other beach in the U.S. in 2023, data from the National Weather Service showed. According to a report from FOX 35 in Orlando, seven people have died in the area this year, all of which happened in June. Three of them occurred Saturday, officials confirmed. In the … Read more
It’s a stiff competition. A team of researchers has analyzed data from nearly 90 nations to uncover which country’s men have the largest average erect penis size. The study, published by World Data, determined that Ecuadoran males are the world’s most well-endowed, tipping the tape measure at an impressive 6.93 inches. “No other topic on … Read more
The number of people who live alone — more than a quarter of all Americans — as well as married couples without children are on the rise in the US, according to newly released 2020 census data. The trends reflect the country’s aging population with more empty-nesters as well as a growth in the number … Read more
A heartbreaking new study lays bare the bleak reality of the US epidemic of violent crime. Harvard University researchers have analyzed gun violence data in Chicago over the course of a generation, collected from 2,418 residents between the years 1995 and 2021 to determine exposure to shootings by race, sex and birth year. “The idea … Read more
New York’s childbirth rate continues to decline as women wait longer to have kids, new data suggests. In 2021, around 211,000 babies were born in New York — a 13% drop compared with about 241,000 a decade earlier in 2011, according to newly compiled data from Cornell University’s Program in Applied Demographics. Young people moving … Read more
Closing the wealth gap is a matter of life and death. Poverty is the nation’s fourth leading cause of death, killing an estimated 183,000 Americans aged 15 and up in 2019, according to new findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Monday. “Poverty kills as much as dementia, accidents, stroke, Alzheimer’s, … Read more
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are the rights of all Americans — but a long life? Not so much. Whereas the United States once boasted of having one of the most prolonged life expectancy rates of all countries on Earth (including a number of self-governing microstates), ranking 16th overall as of 1950, recent … Read more
Porn in the USA. Pornhub is pulling back the covers on America’s X-rated viewing habits, unveiling their website’s most popular searches for 2022. The company released the dirty data on Tuesday, revealing that “lesbian” was the most searched term across the frisky 50 states, with “hentai” — a type of Japanese anime — following close … Read more
More than seven in 10 Americans suffer from “data dread,” according to a survey. Research of 2,000 adults found 29% admit their brain “shuts down” when they see or hear the word “data.” For more than a fifth (21%) it’s because they simply aren’t interested and 35% admit they find it boring. As many as … Read more
More evidence of polio has been detected in New York City wastewater, according to the state Department of Health. So far, only one case of polio has been identified, in a previously healthy 20-year-old man from Rockland County who developed paralysis in his legs, local officials said. As of Oct. 7, 70 wastewater samples have … Read more
Influenza cases are rising in the United States as the country prepares for a potentially severe season. During the week ending Oct. 1– the latest date for which data is available — there were 969 cases of influenza A and 52 cases of influenza B reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What’s … Read more
CNN — Eligible individuals who did not receive the monkeypox vaccine were around 14 times likelier to become infected with the virus than those who were vaccinated, according to federal government data described to CNN by multiple US health officials. That figure reflects the first wave of authoritative data collected by the Biden administration on … Read more
CNN — Doctors should prepare for a possible increase in young patients with enterovirus D68, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, and that may be linked to more cases of the rare, paralyzing condition acute flaccid myelitis. There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses and emergency department visits driven by … Read more
Three medical journals recently launched independent investigations of possible data manipulation in heart studies led by Temple University researchers, Reuters has learned, adding new scrutiny to a misconduct inquiry by the university and the U.S. government. The Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology and the Journal of Biological Chemistry is investigating five papers authored by … Read more