Two federal judges are poised to issue rulings soon in dueling cases that could dramatically affect access to the abortion pill mifepristone. In Washington state, U.S. District Judge Thomas Rice is weighing whether to scrap federal regulations on mifepristone that complicate access even where abortion is legal. He is alsoContinue Reading
PLASTIC surgery procedures more than doubled in Britain last year. Some 31,057 surgeries were performed in 2022, up 102 per cent on the previous year, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (The BAAPS). Plastic surgery procedures more than doubled in Britain last year, according to the BritishContinue Reading
Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock More than a million people in England are waiting for mental health support due to soaring demand exacerbated by the pandemic. On top of this, an estimated eight million people with mental health concerns are not seeking NHS help. Meanwhile, rising costs have driven the most vulnerable toContinue Reading
Rawpixel.com/Shuttersock Why children are less likely to become severely ill with COVID compared with adults is not clear. Some have suggested that it might be because children are less likely to have diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, that are known to be linked to moreContinue Reading
THE number of biolabs handling the world’s most dangerous viruses has boomed in the last two years as experts warn of a “deadly arms race” to build high risk facilities. The locations of the labs spread across 27 countries have been plotted by King’s College London experts in an effortContinue Reading
izzet ugutmen/Shutterstock If you hate Mondays, you’re most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties. You may even have dread and anxiety that seeps into the weekend in the form of “Sunday scaries”. YouContinue Reading
Abortion is legal in Wyoming again, oddly enough as the result of a state constitutional amendment pushed by conservatives opposed to Obamacare more than a decade ago. Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens in a ruling Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of the state’s newly enacted abortion ban that tookContinue Reading
Sitting with legs crossed for prolonged periods may have negative health effects, expert warns. Polina Tankilevitch/Shutterstock Are you sitting comfortably? Just pause for a moment and without adjusting, notice your posture. What are your legs doing? Are they crossed? And are you a right or left crosser? Some 62% ofContinue Reading
A logo on the Sanofi exhibition space at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Shares of Sanofi and Regeneron both jumped by more than 6% on Thursday after the pharmaceutical companiesContinue Reading
A NEW coronavirus found in British bats could mutate to infect humans, a study claims. The Covid-like virus could adapt to spill over into people, researchers said, although it is not clear if it has any potential to cause harm. Getty A new coronavirus in British bats could infect humans,Continue Reading
