Guidelines in medicine consolidate vast amounts of knowledge into concise recommendations, but they can be potentially dangerous if not developed properly. The Canadian Ophthalmological Society highlighted an example in a 2018 task force unreasonable recommendation against vision screening for adults aged 65 or older, partly due to misinterpretation of data and exclusion of ophthalmologists from the decision making process. This resulted in flawed methodology and inaccurate data interpretation.
FBI removed PlugX malware from U.S. computers
The FBI, in collaboration with international partners, successfully deleted “PlugX” malware from infected computers globally. The Chinese government-funded hacking group, “Mustang Panda,” that used a
