Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and chief executive officer of 23andme Inc., during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Friday, March 10, 2023. Jordan Vonderhaar | Bloomberg | Getty Images All seven independent directors of 23andMe resigned from the company’s board Tuesday, a move that CEO Anne Wojcicki said left her “surprised […]
BBC Dame Ruth May was England’s chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024 Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse. Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry the NHS had been understaffed in 2020, in part because […]
No matter what your skin-care regime, chances are you use a moisturizer daily — and if you don’t, you probably should, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. Natural skin-care experts say whipping up your own cream or lotion in your home kitchen can save money, cut down on wasteful packaging and protect you from […]
A 44-year-old man, hailing from the Gujarat district in Punjab, has tested positive for monkeypox virus or mpox after arriving in Pakistan from a gulf state marking the seventh mpox case in the country this year and the sixth since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an emergency last month. After being suspected of carrying […]
Coconuts are an underutilized food with a hidden wealth of nutritional value for the body. The fat content plays into the mass confusion surrounding healthy and unhealthy fats, but there are a surprising number of benefits with this unusual nut. The coconut provides a very unique type of oil, made of several ingredients including medium […]
Knowing one’s cancer diagnosis can become a source of shock and trigger for a lot of people, who may not be expecting it. Cancer is one of the most widespread conditions worldwide, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimates that in the United States alone, there were around 1,806,590 […]
BBC The number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the NHS is feeling the strain as it tries to diagnose and treat the condition. Since 2015, the number of patients in England prescribed drugs to treat ADHD has nearly trebled, and BBC research suggests that it would take eight […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved MVA-BN as the first pre-qualified vaccine against monkeypox virus. “This first pre-qualification of a vaccine against mpox is an important step in our fight against the disease, both in the context of the current outbreaks in Africa and in future,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The […]
Burgers in the skillet, chicken in a deep fryer, even a take-out pizza can leave a greasy mess all over your kitchen.And unless you’re Samantha from “Bewitched” and can make problems disappear with just a twitch of your nose, you know a good scrub is on its way. Water alone can’t get rid of grease […]
Getty Images The first “citizens’ jury” on assisted dying in England has backed a change in the law to allow people who are terminally ill to end their life. A jury of 28 people concluded it should be an option for those judged to have capacity to make their own decisions. While it has no […]