Comment on Public Health: A Year in Review

Today is Friday, Dec. 13, the 348th day of 2024. There are 18 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U. S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. Also on this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Maj.

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST today (4 a.m. to 10 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Happy Birthday for Friday, Dec. 13, 2024: You are a private person who likes to help others. You are hardworking, imaginative and an excellent problem-solver.

Travis Hunter has spent this season doing things that nobody else in modern college football has done. On Thursday night, he was honored like nobody else before him. During the ESPN College Football Awards show, the Colorado Buffaloes’ star took home the Chuck Bednarik Award, one of the three major defensive player of the year honors; as well as the Biletnikoff Award as the most outstanding receiver in the country. Hunter is the first player in major college football history to win national awards for offense and defense, which is why he is also the odds-on favorite to win the most coveted award in the sport, the Heisman Trophy.

A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn The New York Times‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research The Guardian'Mirror bacteria' could pose serious global health risks Phys.orgSynthetic ‘mirror’ microbes pose unprecedented threat to life, scientists warn Financial TimesMirror Bacteria Research Poses Significant Risks, Dozens of Scientists Warn The Scientist

Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years Space.comOur sun may be overdue for a 'superflare' stronger than billions of atomic bombs, new research warns Livescience.comObservations suggest sun-like stars emit superflares once per century Phys.orgThe sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought New ScientistSuperflares Erupt From Stars Like Our Sun Once Every 100 Years The New York Times

Some breast cancer patients can avoid certain surgeries, studies suggest The Associated PressAre doctors overtreating early-stage breast cancer? Is active monitoring as safe? USA TODAYSome Early Forms of Breast Cancer May Not Need Treatment, Study Says TIMEDoctors hint at radical change for women with breast cancer - thousands might soon not be offered ANY treatmen Daily Mail