Reversing the rise of liver cancer

The Lancet. Editorial
Online July 28, 2025

at least 60% of liver cancers are preventable through targeted management of modifiable risk factors such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), alcohol consumption, and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic disease (MASLD).

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01530-2/fulltext

MASLD is a group of liver diseases that happen when your body stores lots of fat in your liver.
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22437-non-alcoholic-fatty-liver-disease

My wife and I worked in the same building complex for 10 years, and every day we went for morning and afternoon walks together.

One day my wife was in a meeting, so I walked by myself. A security guard saw me and said "Where's your wife? You don't look right walking without her."

I agreed. We always walked together after that.

Summer Covid cases are rising across the U.S. — Is it time for a vaccine?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/summer-covid-cases-rising-across-171847344.html

but it IS time for people to wear masks and for buildings to get better ventilation, and perhaps UV.

PEW research just released it's 2025 National Public Opinion Reference Survey (NPORS), including data set and questionnaire.

NPORS is an annual survey of U.S. adults conducted by Pew Research Center.

Pew Research Center uses NPORS to produce benchmark estimates for several topics, such as Americans’ political and religious affiliations.
https://www.pewresearch.org/methods/fact-sheet/national-public-opinion-reference-survey-npors/

Meteor Shower Calendar 2025-2026
https://www.amsmeteors.org/meteor-showers/meteor-shower-calendar/

Well, you need to know that there are currently 3 active meteors showers:

Southern delta Aquariids
Active until August 12th
Peak: Jul 29-30 2025 (Moon 27% full.)

alpha Capricornids
Active until August 12th
Peak: Jul 29-30 2025 (Moon 27% full.)

Perseids
Active until August 23rd
Peak: Aug 12-13 2025 (Moon 84% full.)

See this guide on understanding how to check whether a journal is predatory.

https://thinkchecksubmit.org/

And see a listing of predatory journal

https://www.predatoryjournals.org/news/predatory-journals-list-2025

Also see this article 

"on predatory academic journals and conferences"

https://patthomson.net/2025/07/16/on-predatory-academic-journals-and-conferences/

based on a 2022 report published here

https://www.interacademies.org/project/predatorypublishing

The American Statistical Association Committee on Professional Ethics seeks input on the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.

https://amstat.jotform.com/team/evaluation/comments-on-ethical-guidelines

Here are the guidelines

Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice

https://www.amstat.org/your-career/ethical-guidelines-for-statistical-practice