South Africa on Saturday became one of the top five worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, as breathtaking new infection numbers around the world were a reminder that a return to normal life is still far from sight. The World…
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How far could the new coronavirus spread?
With every passing moment, another breaking report about the newfound coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, hits your news feed. So far, more than 7,700 cases of the virus have been confirmed, including more than 100 cases beyond China. But one vital question is…
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Human ‘check engine’ lights not far away
A University of Alberta computing scientist thinks the future of health care looks like the blinking check engine light on the dashboard of your car. “There’s a whole bunch of sensors that say, hey, go to the garage, something’s wrong,”…
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