Each kit provides instructions and a biohazard bag to be safely disposed of after testing. The test is designed to be done using a nasal swab, says a doctor In the second wave of Covid infection, there is a lot of pressure on diagnostic labs to quickly give reports so that medications and other things can start if a person […]
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Vaccines: Africa faces 'dire' situation warns Ayoade Alakija When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Health officials in the UK […]
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Welcome to Stylist’s Sleep Diaries, where we’re taking a deep-dive into one of the most important (and elusive) factors in our day-to-day lives: sleep. To help us understand more about it, we’re inviting women to track their bedtime routines over a five-day period – and presenting these diaries to sleep expert Dr Nerina Ramlakhan for analysis. In this week’s Sleep […]
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We’ve all been there. In the middle of a conversation, you’re explaining something and the word you’re looking for just isn’t there. You know what you’re trying to say, but for some reason the word is just stuck. There’s an official word for this phenomenon: lethologica, or a TOT state — as in tip of the tongue. And if you’re […]
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Dozens of countries have revised a proposal at the WTO for patent waivers for medical tools needed to combat COVID, insisting it must be broader than just vaccines, non-governmental organisations said Saturday. More than 60 countries have presented a revision of their text before the World Trade Organization on ditching intellectual property protections for COVID-19 jabs and other medical tools […]
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Human beings are not broken, the structures that are supposed to care and provide for us are shattered I’m done with this! I don’t want this anymore,” a sentiment expressed by 23-year-old Rehaan, who’d lost his brother to COVID-19, echoed what all of us are experiencing as a nation. There’s rage towards the injustice of the losses, the indignity of […]
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BBC Breakfast: Naga Munchetty recalls her ‘anxiety dream’ When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Up to one in five […]
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YouTube personality and internet heel Jake Paul has called Tommy and Tyson Fury’s attempts to call him out “embarrassing” and says “desperation is seeping through the pores of the Fury family.” Paul’s claims come after the current WBC champion Tyson Fury posted a video on his Twitter page, challenging Paul to fight his brother Tommy, who is unbeaten in his […]
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Simon Fraser University researchers have validated a faster, cheaper COVID-19 test that could kickstart the expansion of more widespread rapid testing. Study results have been published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. This research offers a cheaper, faster alternative to the most reliable and sensitive test currently used worldwide, without sacrificing sensitivity and reproducibility." Peter Unrau, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry […]
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Diabetes type 2: Dr Zoe Williams discusses high blood sugar risks When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Diabetes is […]
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