September 2024
ISS welcomes crew of docked SpaceX capsule
A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has docked. The Dragon capsule has two empty seats for Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were only meant to be on the ISS for eight days, but were forced to remain there because of a fault discovered during […]
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One in three children now short-sighted, Global study reveals
A global study has revealed that one in three children is now short-sighted or struggling to see distant objects clearly, with researchers linking the rise in myopia to increased screen time and reduced outdoor activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, examined data from more than five million […]
Growing up diabetic – a first person account
PUBLISHED September 29, 2024 ISLAMABAD: Imagine being seven years old, when life revolves around playground games and an endless supply of sugary treats. Now imagine that suddenly your pancreas decides to take an unscheduled vacation, leaving you with a diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes. Yep, that’s my story! It had one job, and well… I’d […]
Free COVID tests are back. But there are more accurate tests for sale.
2025 update: This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Manufacturers of the most accurate home COVID-19 tests on the market say they were left out again from the Biden administration’s latest round of free orders through COVIDTests.gov, which for a seventh time will rely on less sensitive “antigen” […]
FDA gives nod to first ‘game changer’ schizophrenia drug after 30 years
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a groundbreaking drug, Cobenfy (xanomeline and trospium chloride), for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. Unlike traditional antipsychotic medications that target dopamine receptors, Cobenfy focuses on cholinergic receptors, offering a fresh approach to managing this debilitating mental disorder. Schizophrenia, a severe chronic illness, affects about 1% of […]
African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap
EconomyEnvironment 26 September 2024, 5:56 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that at least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt-for-nature” swap to raise at least $2 billion to protect a coral-rich swathe of Indian Ocean. Debt-for-nature deals are becoming increasingly popular for poorer nations to pay for […]
Covid was like a daily terror attack, doctor tells inquiry
Prof Kevin Fong said he undertook an informal visit to one of the “hardest hit” intensive care units in the country Treating patients during the pandemic was like responding to a daily terror attack, the Covid inquiry has heard. Giving testimony, Professor Kevin Fong, spoke of staff he met during a hospital visit being in […]
Free COVID-19 tests are back for fall 2024. Here’s how to get them.
Update: This program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. As cases of a new COVID-19 variant tick upward across the U.S., the federal government is again offering Americans free at-home COVID-19 test kits. Individuals and households can begin ordering the test kits later this month, on the heels […]
Covid inquiry rejects clinicians’ request for anonymity
Getty Images The provision of PPE for healthcare workers is being explored in this part of the Covid inquiry (stock image) The chair of the Covid inquiry has refused an application from the UK Health Security Agency to keep the identities of two junior clinicians secret. Lawyers for UKHSA applied for an order preventing publication […]
Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
A federal court in California ruled late Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency, ordering officials to take action over concerns about potential health risks from currently recommended levels of fluoride in the American drinking water supply. The ruling by District Court Judge Edward Chen, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, deals a blow to […]