Leo Wilson 
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A group of Conservative backbenchers have demanded a review of the Bank of England’s independence, accusing it of costing taxpayers thousands of pounds. The group of 44 MPs … Read more
In the United States, about 30-40% of donor hearts aren’t considered for transplant due to inadequate function in the donor. This creates a drop in the number of donated hearts that are available to be matched with someone who needs a heart transplant. A team at University of Michigan Health led by Alvaro Rojas-Pena, M.D., … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The UK government has released new plans for relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) in primary and secondary schools in England. This would see age parameters introduced for key issues in sex education, with no education on sex at all for children under the age of 9. A consultation on these … Read more
Related video: Trump repeats demand that Biden take drug test before presidential debate Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Donald Trump is back on the 2024 campaign trail having attended his son Barron’s high school graduation, for … Read more
An HIV vaccine candidate developed at the Duke Human Vaccine Institute triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical trial. The finding, reported May 17 in the journal Cell, not only provides proof that a vaccine can elicit these antibodies … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As incidence of cancer increases globally, the use of cancer drugs is also growing at a rate of approximately 10 percent per year in developed countries. Pharmaceuticals significantly contribute to the improvement of human health; however, their environmental impacts have also become a major concern. Cancer drugs in our ecosystems Among … Read more
The first time I start hallucinating I am home, alone, with my baby. Drunk from lack of sleep I watch as his features morph in and out of shape. I take photo after photo, trying to capture what I see. A few days later, while I am pushing the pram outside, it happens again. I … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Fans of Scottie Scheffler showed up to support the world’s No.1 golfer at the PGA Championship in specially-printed t-shirts following his arrest for assaulting a police officer on Friday. … Read more
People who use metformin are less likely to develop a myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) over time, indicating that the treatment may help prevent the development of certain types of cancers, according to a study published in Blood Advances. Metformin is a therapy used to treat high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes that increases … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Australia’s unprecedented Black Summer bushfires in 2019–20 created ideal conditions for misinformation to spread, from the insidious to the absurd. It was within this context that a bizarre story went viral on social media. This was a tale of heroic wombats herding other animals into their fireproof burrows to save them … Read more
