India cites science to ban transgenders, gays from donating blood
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Central government has recently defended its decision to bar gay and transgender people from donating blood in the country, Read More
Junior doctor strike led to 175,000 cancellations
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver 175,000 patient appointments and procedures had to be cancelled in England when junior doctors went on strike this week, figures reveal. …
Deporting Ukrainian children to Russia is a war crime, says UN
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRussian troops forcibly taking Ukrainian children to Russia amounts to a war crime, according to investigators. Read More
Scientists discover way of drastically cutting risk of kids becoming allergic to peanuts
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteParents should introduce their children to peanut products from as young as four months old to prevent them developing allergies, experts say. …
‘I’m not a doctor just FYI’: the influencers paid to hawk drugs on TikTok
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA young TikTok user has long wavy hair, glowing makeup and a radiant smile. Read More
Care homes should ‘give hiring foreign workers a go’, says minister
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Spread the word”, “give it a go” and hire foreign workers for care homes, the care minister has told providers. Read More
Dementia risk higher for outfield players than goalkeepers - study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA study of male footballers in Sweden, over many years, found they were one and a half times more likely to develop…
Why US mothers are more likely to die in childbirth
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe United States remains one of the most dangerous wealthy nations for a woman to give birth. Read More
Why having a negative blood type can be a death sentence in this country
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe cases, at first glance, have little in common: a Thai woman preparing for a caesarean; a Spanish tourist who’s pneumonia turned…
Bird flu found in dead seals on UK beach as public urged to stay away from animal corpses
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteBird flu has been found in the carcasses of five dead seals on a beach in Cornwall. Read More