Frankie Davies 
COLUMBIA, Mo. — What’s expected to be an expensive and bitter fight over multiple Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures so far has not attracted much money. An abortion-rights campaign called Missourians for Constitutional Freedom had no money on hand as of Dec. 31, according to campaign finance reports filed Tuesday. The group received $25,000 in nonmonetary … Read more
WARNING: Graphic images. Some readers may find the photos in this story disturbing. A bulging lump on someone’s tongue. A big toe that has turned greenish-black from gangrene. A smoker’s infant in hospital, connected to a breathing tube. These are some of the 14 new graphics and photos now starting to appear on cigarette packages … Read more
A renowned zoologist has unveiled a groundbreaking discovery of a previously unknown virus with the potential to infect humans almost as severely as Covid. Speaking at a World Health Organization (WHO) event focused on pandemic research preparedness, Dr Peter Petszak, head of the New York-based non-profit er DaEcoHealth Alliance, presented findings related to this new … Read more
Everyone is familiar with all-out energy drain — that exhausted day (or night) when no matter how enticing that new movie, fabulous shoe sale, or friendly barbecue, we just can’t psych ourselves up to go. What can be harder to recognize is a low-grade energy drain. In this case, you may not necessarily feel the … Read more
Apple is prepared to remove the blood-oxygen sensor from its internet-connected watches if a court doesn’t give it more leeway while it pursues a bid to overturn a ruling that has blocked its use of the technology. A potential redesign of two Apple Watch models, the Series 9 and Ultra 2, that would exclude the … Read more
Disease X, a hypothetical illness with the potential for 20 times more fatalities than the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the focal point of a panel discussion in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, where international leaders will gather to deliberate on the potential looming threat. The World Economic Forum is slated to hold a meeting called Preparing … Read more
Global health experts are warning of a new pandemic, dubbed ‘Disease X’ by the World Health Organisation, that could be 20 times deadlier than Covid-19 and potentially claim 50 million lives. This looming threat could strike at any moment and is likely to have a far greater impact than Covid, which caught the world off … Read more
Jan. 16, 2024 – There is no shortage of reasons why getting health and lifeadvice from TikTok is a bad idea. We’ve scoured the site to present you with a list that might horrify or amuse. But more importantly, it will hopefully provide fodder for important health conversations with your loved ones and, more ideally, … Read more
I’m with Emma Beddington – I like January too (Yes, it’s cold, it’s wet and it’s dark – but here are nine reasons to love January, 14 January). It kicks off with the mighty Vienna Philharmonic – just about the only time you will see one of the world’s great orchestras on our philistine telly. … Read more
Tobacco use is on the decline in Canada and globally, the World Health Organization said in a new report Tuesday. An estimated 1.25 billion people aged 15 and older — or one in five people on the planet — used tobacco in 2022. This was down from 1.36 billion people or one in three in … Read more
