Reviewed For Briana Jones, a young Black mother in San Francisco, a city program called the Abundant Birth Project has been a godsend. Designed to counter the "obstetric racism" that researchers say leads a disproportionate number of African American mothers to die from childbirth, the project has provided 150 pregnant Black and Pacific Islander San Franciscans a $1,000 monthly stipend. […]

Reviewed In order to minimize the impact of a pandemic on the economy, which would be more effective: a lockdown or letting individuals spontaneously reduce their risk of infection? Research recently published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour by Spanish scientists suggests that these two widely debated options lead to similar outcomes; that is, the economy will always be damaged, […]

Take That formed in 1990 and shot to fame with singles like Back For Good. Their success has continued with more recent releases like Greatest Day. Across the years the band has achieved 56 number one singles internationally, and even after Robbie Williams left the band in 1995, the quartet kept succeeding. But back in 2018, lead singer and songwriter […]

Doctor explains how to prepare for the upcoming flu season The autumn and winter months see people indoors more often, allowing viruses to pass more easily, and colder temperatures may weaken a person’s resistance to these viruses. But there’s a simple thing you can do to lower your chances of becoming ill. Sports nutritionist at Bulk.com, Abi Roberts, said everyone […]

Gaining weight increases cancer risk, study suggest – casting doubt on idea people can be ‘fat but fit’ Findings weight gain increases cancer risks casts doubt on ‘fat but fit’ theory  Experts say every five-point increase in BMI is linked to an 11 per cent higher risk Putting on weight could lead to an 11 per cent higher risk of certain cancers, including […]

There was a time when film actors didn’t need to do anything more than put on heavy makeup and elaborate costumes to change themselves into different characters. As moviemaking technology has evolved, though, so have the tools at an actor’s disposal. Top stars now invest serious time, money, and calories in effectively transforming themselves for award-grabbing roles. From weight gain […]

One in five pregnant women carry Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep or GBS) in the vaginal tract, which is typically harmless—except when it isn’t. The bacterial infection poses serious and even fatal consequences for newborns, including pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, which can have long-term effects on the child’s cognitive function. Researchers from Binghamton University’s Biofilm Research Center and the School […]

Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. The paper is titled “Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and risk of thyroxine-treated autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.” It is well known that patients with rheumatoid arthritis […]

The email that alerted the UK’s top scientists to Covid: Jonathan Van-Tam warned of Wuhan outbreak of ‘viral pneumonia in China’ in January 2020 Email concerned report of a ‘Outbreak of undiagnosed viral pneumonia in China’ READ MORE:  JVT was urged to flee home by police during the Covid pandemic The first email that alerted UK Government officials to the […]

As many as 87% of patients experience symptoms after COVID-19 infection that last 2 months or more, one of the most common being chest pain. And chronic chest discomfort may persist in some individuals for years after COVID, warranting future studies of reliable treatments and pain management in this population, a new study shows. “Recent studies have shown that chest […]