Jay Bhattacharya: Trump picks Covid lockdown sceptic to lead top health agency

Jay Bhattacharya: Trump picks Covid lockdown sceptic to lead top health agency

US President-elect Donald Trump has picked a leading Covid lockdown sceptic Jay Bhattacharya to be the next director of a key US public health agency. Trump said he had selected the Stanford University-trained physician and economist to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s biggest government-funded biomedical research entity. Bhattacharya became the face … Read more

Top doctor was terrified NHS might be overwhelmed during Covid

Top doctor was terrified NHS might be overwhelmed during Covid

Covid inquiry Prof Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in west London. The most senior doctor in NHS England has said he was “personally terrified” that hospitals could have been overwhelmed in the early stages of the pandemic. Prof Sir Stephen Powis told the Covid … Read more

Timeline: What led to India, Canada expelling top diplomats?

Timeline: What led to India, Canada expelling top diplomats?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau participates in a news conference on the investigative efforts related to violent criminal activity occurring in Canada with connections to India, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on October 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Canada has expelled six Indian diplomats and consular officials in relation to an investigation of … Read more