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The Four Rapid COVID PCR Tests You Can Take at Home (and Why You Should)
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Last week, I was about to go on a date, and because I'm severely immunocompromised, we agreed he would take a COVID test using one of my rapid home PCR...
Environment
Wild animals can experience trauma and adversity too − as ecologists, we came up with an index to track how it affects them
Psychologists know that childhood trauma, or the experience of harmful or adverse events, can have lasting repercussions on the health and well-being of people well into adulthood. But while the consequences of early adversity have...
Environment
Israel’s war against militants is expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices
On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel's war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting...
Life
Lucy Letby may have harmed more babies in her care, new evidence suggests
Cheshire PoliceNew evidence seen by the BBC suggests more babies in Lucy Letby’s care were harmed – and in one case poisoned with insulin.The former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others...
Science
Scientists say they’ve made a breakthrough in efforts to bring back the extinct Tasmanian tiger
It's been decades since Australia's thylacine, known as the Tasmanian tiger, was declared extinct and scientists say they've made a breakthrough as they research ways to bring back the carnivore. Colossal Biosciences in a Thursday press release said its reconstructed...
Environment
Opinion – Under its new president, Mexico’s foreign policy heads down dangerous path
Mexico’s foreign policy is headed toward greater radicalization. The clues have been clear. Newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum has restricted the diplomatic work of the U.S. ambassador, humiliated the King of Spain and appointed a new secretary of Foreign...
Life
Cyclist Chris Hoy announces that his cancer is terminal
Getty ImagesThe Olympian's cancer was discovered last year after a routine scan for shoulder pain - he thought he had injured himself while lifting weights at the gym - revealed a tumour.The athlete was with his wife Sarra when...
Life
Weight loss jabs for unemployed not dystopian, says Wes Streeting
ReutersHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has dismissed suggestions that plans to provide weight loss jabs to unemployed people with obesity are "dystopian".The UK government is partnering with pharmaceutical giant Lilly who are running a five-year trial in Greater Manchester to...
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Scholz to Xi: ‘No one should have to fear their neighbour’
At a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for joint efforts...