By Alexa Federico, as told to Skylar Harrison Before I became an advocate for those with Crohn’s and IBD, my mom was mine. “Her nails are blue. She’s lost weight. She’s really cold,” she’d tell doctors again and again about her 12-year-old daughter’s alarming symptoms, but they never seemed to take us seriously. “She’s just … Read more
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Scientists in the Netherlands have mimicked the way parasitoid wasps lay eggs to design a new tool for keyhole surgery. Currently tools used in these procedures are prone to clogging because they use suction. The new device avoids this by using friction. The team, at Delft University of Technology, have a working prototype and hope … Read more
A 16-year-old singer-songwriter has said cancer treatment and lockdown gave her “the best opportunity” to make a first album. Pearll wrote and recorded Volatile in her bedroom in Bungay, Suffolk, after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in summer 2020 and hopes it will raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. She said: “It was … Read more
A nurse who died with Covid-19 inspired nearly her entire family to join the NHS. Linda Obiageli Udeagbala, from Croydon, died aged 60 earlier this month, after 17 years working for the health service. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Francis, a psychiatric nurse, and five adult children: Cheyrinne, a midwife, Angelica, … Read more
After the images showing Chinese President Xi Jinping’s head bitten off by the lion at a Berhampore Durga Puja pandal went viral, the club authorities clarified that the Asura was not made after China’s Xi but, the Mongolians. The images showed China’s Xi Jinping as Mahisasura at a Berhampore Durga Puja pandal (Photo: Facebook/Howrah-Mail) The … Read more
As the Narcotics Control Bureau tightens its noose around Bollywood while probing the drug angle in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, Karan Johar took to Instagram and announced an initiative titled Change Within. As part of the initiative, the film industry will be focusing on telling stories of India’s valour, values and the culture. The … Read more