In a landmark public health achievement, Fiji has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country. Trachoma is the first NTD to be […]
The plaza behind San Jose City Hall was filled with Deadheads and DJs on Thursday night, as the city distinctively celebrated its historic connection to the Grateful Dead by illuminating City Hall in light show of swirling colors, with the legendary band’s music ringing out in the courtyard. The festivities marked the 60th anniversary of […]
When leaders insist on positivity at all costs, they create brittle systems unable to confront reality. Unsplash+ In his book Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No Morehistorian Alexei Yurchak introduced the concept of “hypernormalization.” This describes a phenomenon in which an entire population accepts an officially sanctioned version of truth that fundamentally contradicts their […]
WHO Member States today ended their latest round of intensive negotiations on the world’s first Pathogen Access andBenefit Sharing (PABS) system. Countries decided to resume deliberations in January in a reflection of the shared commitment and urgency needed to help make the world safer from future pandemics. Countries convened for the fourth meeting of the […]
OPEN DIVISION De La Salle (12-0) vs. Santa Margarita (10-3) at Saddleback College, Saturday, Dec. 13, 8 p.m. DIVISION 1-AA North: Archbishop Riordan (12-0) at Folsom (12-1), Friday, 7:30 p.m. South: Cathedral Catholic 42, Los Alamitos 21 State championship game: Archbishop Riordan (12-0) or Folsom (12-1) vs. Cathedral Catholic (11-2), TBA DIVISION 1-A North: Central […]
The Sphere in Las Vegas displays an advertisement for Google Gemini on Nov. 18, 2025. Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Last week, The Information reported that Meta is in talks to buy billions of dollars’ worth of Google’s A.I. chips starting in 2027. The report sent Nvidia’s stock sliding as investors worried the company’s decade-long dominance […]
WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to a heating world are already having a devastating toll on human health. The […]
A condo in Fremont that sold for $515,000 tops the list of the most affordable real estate sales in Fremont in the past week. For comparison, the overall average price of real estate in the area during that time was $1.8 million. The average price per square foot was $938. A total of 21 home […]
As rising costs squeeze margins, behavioral pricing techniques offer leaders a way to increase revenue without pushing prices beyond what customers will accept. Unsplash+ According to Bank of America’s recent Business Owner Report, 77 percent of business owners say their costs have risen—by an average of 18 percent—yet they’ve only raised prices by 12 percent. […]
Wider use of new tools against malaria, including dual-ingredient nets and WHO-recommended vaccines helped to prevent an estimated 170 million cases and 1 million deaths in 2024, according to WHO’s annual World malaria report. WHO-recommended tools are increasingly being integrated into broader health systems. Since WHO approved the world’s first malaria vaccines in 2021, 24 […]
