You really can die of sadness – and also happiness

Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Dying of a broken heart was just a figure of speech until 2002 when Dr Hikaru Sato and colleagues at Hiroshima City Hospital described it in a study. Sato named the condition takotsubo cardiomyopathy. It was quickly dubbed “broken heart syndrome”. More recently, scientists have discovered thatContinue Reading

Stronger democracies have seen fewer excess deaths during COVID – new research

Lucem_mecul/Shutterstock Through the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become clear that an effective response to an emergency of this nature goes beyond the health system. While strengthening health infrastructure such as surveillance, testing and hospitals is key, we’ve also seen the use of non-pharmaceutical interventions like face masks, school closures andContinue Reading

M iles Teller’s Grandma has been busy finding her grandson his next film role. Taking to Twitter, Leona Flowers wrote: “They’re looking for an actor to replace Daniel Craig for future 007 movies. “I think my grandson, Miles Teller, has proven that he has everything they’re looking for- talent, looks,Continue Reading