Dame Esther Rantzen who is backing the Daily Express campaign for an old peoples Minister. Picture b (Image: Steve Reigate) Dame Esther Rantzen’s bid to change the law has been given major backing by England’s first Citizens’ Jury on assisted dying. A landmark project led by the esteemed Nuffield Council on Bioethics brought together 30 … Read more
BISMARCK, N.D. — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable. The state’s GOP attorney general promised to appeal the decision, which would take effect within a … Read more
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Just days after Apple announced a new hearing aid feature for the second-generation AirPods Pro, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the software that powers this functionality. In a press release, the FDA describes Apple’s solution as “the first over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid software device.” The feature “was evaluated in a clinical … Read more
After his life was upended by a debilitating illness, a young man from Montreal and his family are making a public plea in hopes of finding a compatible kidney donor. Julian Zadrozny, 25, knew something was wrong when he began experiencing “really bad leg cramps” and other painful symptoms. “I wasn’t able to sleep through … Read more
According to the World Health Organisation, an estimated 619 million people live with lower back pain, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide. In about 90% of cases, back pain is classed as ‘non-specific’, meaning it can’t be attributed to an underlying condition like arthritis, or things like serious disc or other tissue damage, … Read more
LEADVILLE, Colo. — Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of Leadville — a legacy of gold and silver mines polluting the Arkansas River basin more than a century after the city’s boom days. Enter a fledgling company called CJK Milling that wants to “remine” some … Read more
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just handed communities a powerful new way to hold nearby warehouses accountable for the pollution they create. Until recently, air quality regulations largely overlooked tailpipe pollution choking neighborhoods near sprawling warehouses. Warehouses may not have smokestacks releasing pollutants that the EPA and local agencies typically regulate. But they do attract … Read more
Canada is donating “up to 200,000” doses of mpox vaccine, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. This comes after the World Health Organization declared mpox a global health emergency last month, for the second time in two years. The number of doses of the vaccine Imvamune to be donated by Canada will depend on the receiving countries’ capacity for storage and … Read more
The latest research suggests three eye health issues loom large as early red alerts for dementia, with scientists pinning down an eye-watering 19% of dementia occurrences to vision impairments. This staggering statistic suggests these cases may be sidestepped if tackled timely and could change preventative measures for dementia. Nabbing the top spot as the chief … Read more
