Former health secretary Matt Hancock has denied claims the government’s attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in 2020, early in the Covid pandemic, was empty rhetoric. In an irritable exchange he urged the Covid Inquiry to focus on the substance of what the government was doing at the time. Mr Hancock said […]
A destructive derecho tore across portions of the Plains and Midwest on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and more severe weather is on the way. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres have the latest on July 29, 2025. DES MOINES, Iowa – A destructive derecho snapped trees and knocked out power to tens […]
The US football league has previously faced legal challenges over its failure to address players’ concussions. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has said that a gunman who killed five people, including himself, sought out the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL), which he blamed for the brain injuries he suffered from. Adams said […]
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Abbie Abbie first began using ketamine when she was 16 Abbie was 16 years old when she started using ketamine. It was the first time she had felt in control. The negative thoughts that had swamped her mind since a young age began to dissipate. Twelve years […]
At least 25 people have been killed across Ukraine in overnight and early morning Russian air strikes that hit a prison and a hospital, local officials say. They say the deadliest attack was on the Bilenke penitentiary in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, where 16 inmates were killed and more than 50 injured. A separate Russian […]
What are the ingredients in lip balm? Some lip balm ingredients are manufactured, such as petroleum jelly. Others are natural, such as beeswax. There has been some debate over which is better for you. Dr Emma Craythorne, a consultant dermatologistcloseDermatologistA doctor who specialises in diseases and conditions of the skin. and surgeon, who uses petroleum […]
Mayeni Jones BBC News, Johannesburg Reuters Gugu used to collect her antiretrovirals from a USAID-funded clinic in central Johannesburg. But when President Trump’s cuts to aid funding were announced earlier this year, she and thousands of other HIV-positive patients across South Africa suddenly faced an uncertain future. Gugu was lucky, the clinic where she got […]
Seven Wolverhampton schools have been recognised for their commitment to promoting emotional health and wellbeing, the council says. The schools were part of a pilot scheme run by the council to teach awareness about trauma, understanding individual needs, how to use consistent approaches and ensure emotional wellbeing was school priority. They were recognised with an […]
Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to […]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Artwork: The new system predicts missing text from broken inscriptions, their date and original location A new AI tool has the potential to turbocharge our understanding of all human history, researchers say. Artificial intelligence has already been used to fill in gaps in ancient Roman scrolls, but a new system […]