Getty Images Racoon dogs are implicated as one of the potential animals that could have been the source of Covid A team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak. They were analysing hundreds of samples collected from Wuhan, … Read more
Charlie Jones/BBC Chloe Ward became homeless after years of drinking but has now turned her life around A third of 11-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol, a recent study by the World Health Organization found. Chloe Ward had her first drink at that age and alcohol dominated her life for the next decade. She was … Read more
Molly Cuddihy shares her story in a podcast covering themes including mental health and body image. Source link
More than two lakh Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have been started in the State under the Industries department’s entrepreneurship year initiative with a total investment of ₹12,537 crore and creating 4.3 lakh jobs, Industries Minister P .Rajeeve has said. Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Mr. Rajeeve said as on December 29, … Read more
“Seven days, 18 hours, 39 minutes ago my beloved… died suddenly of cardiac arrest”. When Victoria Brownworth logged onto Twitter to post these words about her partner of 23 years, she didn’t know that two of them in particular would provoke a storm of online harassment. Source link
July 27, 2022 – Many scientists and public health experts have long said the coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic originated in a marketplace in Wuhan, China. Now, two new studies strengthen that argument. The original spread of the virus was a one-two punch, the studies found. Twice, the virus jumped from animals to … Read more
Federal and state officials spoke out quickly about what protections are still in place for access to abortion, and some governors have taken new actions to expand that protection. Source link
Two years ago, just when the world was shutting down, I opened up – to my true self. Having discovered that I was a transgender man, I set out to medically transition at the onset of the pandemic. In early March of 2020, I could count on one hand the people who knew I was … Read more
Social media feeds filled with photos of fitness models twisted into poses requiring extreme strength, flexibility, and balance may leave you thinking, “Yoga is not for me.” Nadine Kelly, MD, founder of Yogi MD, wants to change your mind. “We tend to think of yoga as an athletic endeavor that has to … Read more
FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, a new crisis in insurance coverage in the United States may begin. Fifteen million Americans who enrolled in Medicaid during the pandemic could lose their coverage when the emergency declaration ends, according to an analysis by the Urban Institute, a … Read more