There’s much to complain about in modern life, whether it’s flights that depart hours late, deliveries that don’t show up, or repair services that fail to repair. Even if consumers do their homework before making a purchase or contracting for a service, things can go wrong. Although most of us sound off about these lousy…
According to bestselling author and educator Sharon McMahon, we are living in a time of extreme political exhaustion. But instead of giving up, she suggests looking to history to see what is possible. Here, she makes the case for choosing hope. On Christmas Day, 1916, nearly a thousand people filed into Statuary Hall in the…
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials issued a warning Tuesday over misleading statements made by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, who recently told podcast listeners that his company’s bladder cancer drug may be able to treat, cure or even prevent other types of cancers. The warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration takes issue with…
Gas burners can leak pollutants into homes Maria Kray/Shutterstock Many people in Europe may be exposed to dangerous chemicals as a result of slow leaks from gas cookers or ovens. Nearly 10 per cent of homes tested in the UK, Netherlands and Italy had leaks large enough to exceed exposure limits for the cancer-causing chemical…
Dear Meghan: I’m dealing with difficult behavior related to anxiety in my 10-year-old. We have been through a lot of emotional growth over the last few years following a family separation and divorce, and all over again after his other parent moved out of state. His other parent visits about once a month, and the…
When Diana Nyad was 64 years old, she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida, becoming the first person to do so without a shark cage. It was her fifth attempt over the course of 3½ decades. “I said when I did that swim, which was 12 years ago, that that was the prime of…
East Kent hospitals NHS trust missed an earlier opportunity to alert the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) of the meningitis outbreak in Kent, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospital in Margate first reported a case to the UKHSA on the afternoon of Friday 13 March. The…
A Salmonella outbreak in Latvia has sickened at least 120 people. The Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SPKC) initially received information about 40 cases of acute intestinal infection in two preschools in Riga. An epidemiological investigation was started to find the source, and laboratory examination of stool samples was organized. The number of registered cases…
Dear Miss Manners: I have MS. I know that most people are aware of what a dreadful disease it is. But when I tell someone that I have MS, as I must sometimes do, some people say “I’m sorry” — emphasis on “sorry,” as if it is a death sentence. There are other reactions, as…
Women with breast cancer who have reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy are much less likely to have complications if they have a polyurethane-coated implant, according to research. About 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK every year, of whom about 30% have a mastectomy. Many of these will subsequently have radiotherapy. Many…
