By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool People on the beach in Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom.Kate Green/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 26 May Poll reveals declining trust in UK government before Cummings crisis Only 38 per cent of people supported the UK government’s…
People with a genetic mutation that increases the risk of dementia also have a greater chance of having severe Covid-19, researchers have revealed. The study is the latest to suggest genetics may play a role in why some people are more vulnerable to the coronavirus than others, and could help explain why people with dementia…
Clyde Rathbone (Getty Images) Former Junior Springbok and Wallabies wing Clyde Rathbone says an injury-ravaged career took a toll on him mentally. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Rathbone was the Junior Springboks' captain when they won the 2002 Junior World Championship with Jake White as coach.He was…
Machu Picchu was built by the Incas, one of several cultures that settled in the Central Andes over thousands of years. Matthew Butcher By Elizabeth PennisiMay. 7, 2020 , 12:00 PMSome of the world’s more famous and closely examined archaeological sites pepper the hillsides of the Central Andes, documenting an invention of farming and the…
Jofra Archer (Getty Images) England fast bowler Jofra Archer said on Saturday he'd "gone mad" looking for his World Cup winner's medal after losing the prized piece of silverware while moving house.Last year saw the Sussex quick establish himself on the global stage as he helped England win their first men's 50-over global title, with…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to