BOOSTER jab bookings will open a month earlier to speed up the rollout. From next week the NHS will send out Covid vaccine invites five months after someone’s second dose instead of six so they secure a date in advance. AFP Covid booster jab bookings will open a month earlierContinue Reading
Likes and swipes don't always make us feel good. Shutterstock We all do it. Robot-like, we endlessly scroll through social media feeds. To an extent, we even go about our daily lives staring at screens while ignoring the world around us. In fact, evidence suggests a fifth of adolescents spendContinue Reading
Some countries have managed the global pandemic better than others. The same can be said for cities. But understanding how cities are faring in the fight against Covid is more complicated that comparing infection rates and mask rules. The London-based analytical agency Deep Knowledge Analytics (DKA) examined 114 variables acrossContinue Reading
GETTING your Covid booster jab has been made even easier – with a change made to the booking system. People eligible for their top-up dose don’t have to book in for a slot, they can now turn up to a walk-in centre. LNP Booster jabs can be given out atContinue Reading
Nor Gal/Shutterstock Over the last few decades, the demand for breast milk has grown. The message “breast is best” has driven parents and caregivers to buy breast milk. Even the unwell, bodybuilders and “clean eaters” are known to use it. Once limited to milk banks and peer-to-peer sharing, a newContinue Reading
Work is due to begin next week (Monday 1 November) to extend Exmouth RNLI’s lifeboat slipway to enable the safe launching of the all-weather Shannon class lifeboat. Significant sand movement at the bottom of the Exmouth lifeboat station’s ramp has meant the safe launch and recovery of the Shannon class,Continue Reading
New research found exercise reduced students' desire to drink alcohol. oneinchpunch/Shutterstock Alcohol intoxication, particularly in western cultures, is increasingly regarded as a socially acceptable behaviour, and excessive levels of alcohol consumption has been identified as a significant problem among university students. One study found that 45-69% of UK students engageContinue Reading
Jamie Blank (L) holds her son, Ari Blank’s hand as he receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from healthcare worker Jen Feinberg (R) at the Jewish Federation/JARC’s offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on May 13, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorizedContinue Reading
MILLIONS more Brits could get their booster jabs earlier as ministers relaxed the rules around who can get them. It comes as the NHS announced it had smashed through seven million booster jabs – a huge win for our Give Britain a Booster campaign – with 1.5million more invites going outContinue Reading
Some people may adapt to certain types of exercises more quickly than others. NDAB Creativity/ Shutterstock Genetics have a significant influence on many aspects of our life – from our height and eye colour, our weight, and even whether we develop certain health conditions. And now, our recent review hasContinue Reading
