Macmillan says government action is needed to relieve pressure on cancer services Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSoaring numbers of women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, undermining their chances of surviva…
South Africa to be put on England’s travel red list over new Covid variant
Flights from six countries will be banned as officials review travel measures after scientists voice concern over variant Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFlights from southern Africa will be banned, with six countries placed…
Covid live: UK reports 47,240 new cases; Merkel urges successor to impose more restrictions in Germany
UK also records 147 further deaths; outgoing German chancellor warns ‘every day counts’ as cases exceed 75,000 a day for first timePregnant women urged to take Covid jab as new data shows it’s safeEU moves to place booster vaccines at heart of travel r…
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes testifies in her own criminal trial
One of the biggest mysteries in former Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ high-profile fraud trial was whether or not she would testify. So it was a shock late Friday afternoon when the Stanford dropout took the stand, eleven weeks after the trial began. Now that the prosecution has rested its case — questioning witnesses […]
Camels bearing healthcare deliver hope in Kenya – photo essay
When the roads are not up to it, a mobile clinic on hooves brings family planning and other medical supplies to remote communities. Photographer Ami Vitale visits Lekiji to see how the villagers have reaped the benefitsThirteen camels amble their way a…
How anti-abortion advocates are pushing local bans, city by small city
Across Ohio, tactics pioneered in Texas are being deployed in disruptive city council meetingsIn May of this year, six city council members in Lebanon, Ohio, a city located just north of Cincinnati, voted on an ordinance that would effectively outlaw a…
Getting jabs to the unvaccinated has never been more critical | Andrew Pollard and Brian Angus
With vaccinated people receiving their boosters, the horrors of Covid are now restricted to those who won’t or can’t have a jabCovid patients in ICUs now almost all unvaccinated, says Oxford scientistMore than ever before, we must look behind the repor…
Covid patients in ICU now almost all unvaccinated, says Oxford scientist
Exclusive: Prof Sir Andrew Pollard says most of those infected who are fully vaccinated will experience only mild symptomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 is no longer a disease of the vaccinated, the head of the Oxf…
Wave brings some science and sanity to the business of mental health
The kids aren’t alright. According to the founders of Wave, 75% of Gen Z is struggling with their emotional well-being. To be clear — not all of them are meeting the criteria for diagnosable mental health illnesses, but they do need a bit more than a firm handshake and a “keep going, son.” That’s the […]
Austria is showing that vaccine mandates are no longer unthinkable | Liam Hoare
The rest of Europe will be watching closely as the country gets tough on unvaccinated peopleIn the past few weeks, Austria has hit many new Covid-19 records – none of them good. On 18 November there were 15,145 new cases recorded, the largest number s…