The LHCb experiment cavern at CERN CERN/Brice, Maximilien A new particle has popped into existence at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, a heavier proton-like particle that contains two charm quarks. Protons and neutrons are examples of a class of particles called baryons, which each contain three fundamental subatomic particles called quarks that come in a variety…
Health officials have confirmed that meningitis B is the strain identified in some of the cases in Kent, in an outbreak that has killed two young people and has left 11 others in hospital. What is meningitis B? Meningitis is an infection of the protective lining of the brain and spinal cord. It is caused…
Available for over a year More than 30,000 people are being contacted in the Canterbury area regarding the outbreak of bacterial meningitis in Kent. Two people have died, and others are seriously ill. James Gallagher speaks with immunologist Sir Andrew Pollard about the disease, and finds out what could have caused the outbreak. That’s the…
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., along with other members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus of the House of Representatives, are calling for all clinics that get Title X funding to get the same dollars in 2026 as in 2025. Ed Zurga/AP hide caption toggle caption Ed Zurga/AP A group of 128 Democratic members of Congress are…
Samantha Neill wanted a princess experience for her daughters on their first trip to Walt Disney World in January. But when reservations opened for makeovers at the popular salon inside the Magic Kingdom’s centerpiece castle, there were no slots available. Source: Read Full Article
Government scientists have identified the type of meningitis behind a fatal outbreak in Kent as a strain that most people have not be vaccinated against. Gayatri Amirthalingam, the deputy director of the immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases at the UKHSA, said tests showed it was strain B of the virus. Speaking to BBC Radio 5…
Thames Water has blindsided me with a bill for nearly £2,000, backdated to 2020. It turns out that it mistakenly stopped collecting my direct debits back then and has not sent any bills since. It admitted its error and promised to write off charges older than 12 months, but now it is trying to recover…
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee. The decision halted an order by Kennedy — announced in January — to end broad…
Women feel put under pressure to have medical procedures such as caesareans during their maternity care, according to a report. The charity Birthrights collated the experiences of 300 people in England who said they had felt or witnessed coercion within a maternity setting. It said caregivers used authoritative language that undermined the idea of women…
Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimisers. To understand how these unregulated substances have become mainstream and what they could be doing in our bodies, Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and…
