Cart is empty IN trying to recreate a ‘Hammer House of Horror’ stunt, a 29-year-old Lusaka based film maker has been arrested for Criminal Trespass after being found filming inside Kafue Hospital Mortuary. Paul Wilo is believed to have gone to film at the hospital mortuary without permission from the health authorities, which attracted an arrest Also arrested […]
Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic.
For clues to healthy brain aging, look to the Bolivian Amazon
Some of the lowest rates of heart and brain disease ever reported by science are found among Indigenous communities inhabiting the tropical forests of lowland Bolivia. New USC research on two of these societies, the Tsimané and Mosetén, suggests that there are optimal levels of food consumption and exercise that maximize healthy brain aging and reduce the risk of disease.
Children with autism far less likely to have vision screening despite high risk of serious eye disorders
Young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are much less likely to receive vision screening than their peers, despite high risk for serious eye disorders, according to a study by Nemours Children’s Health published today in Pediatrics.
Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a massive onslaught of cases, with hospitals turning away ambulances and crematoriums burning bodies around the clock.
Tennessee House OKs narrow abortion exemption bill
Tennessee’s GOP-dominant House on Monday advanced legislation that would add a narrow exemption to the state’s strict abortion ban, despite concerns raised by Democrats and medical experts that the bill does not go far enough to protect doctors and pregnant patients.
Minnesota moving to fortify state status as abortion refuge
Minnesota is moving to fortify its status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions—and to protect providers who serve them.
Americans’ Daily Step Count Dropped During Pandemic And Hasn’t Recovered: Study
“On average, people are taking about 600 fewer steps per day than before the pandemic began,” said study author Dr. Evan Brittain.
Scientists Develop Wearable Health Sensor To Track Muscle Loss
So far, doctors have relied on MRIs to measure the lapses, but it’s time-consuming as well as expensive.
10 traffic police officers reverted to general duties
TEN police officers from the Traffic Department have been reverted to general duties for failing to adhere to directives of not mounting unauthorized snap traffic checkpoints on public roads. The officers were recently warned by the Inspector General of police, Lemmy Kajoba not to mount unnecessary check points, but chose to give a deaf ear […]