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California’s coronavirus emergency officially ends Tuesday, nearly three years after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the nation’s first statewide stay-at-home order and just days after the state reached the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths related to the virus.

A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab?

Hong Kong is scrapping its mask mandate from Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee announced, ending the financial hub’s last major Covid curb as it seeks to emerge from the pandemic.

Loneliness can often contribute to depression in expectant and new mothers, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.

New research that followed female participants for two decades has found that seven healthy habits and lifestyle factors may play a role in lowering the risk of dementia. The preliminary study released today, February 27, 2023, will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 75th Annual Meeting being held in person in Boston and live online from April 22-27, 2023.

A tumor’s necrotic core contains factors that appear to promote metastasis, or the seeding of tumors cells throughout the body, according to a new study in rats by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

 THE Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) say one of the causes of broken homes in the country has been attributed to lack of proper communication among families. ZCCB Secretary General Father Francis Mukosa has encouraged families to spare some time from watching TV and using the phone, saying they should have time to listen […]

By KALOBWE BWALYA

FORMER Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo has described President Hakainde Hichilema’s address to Parliament on the national values and principles as a talk show.

Mr Lusambo said there was nothing new said by the President as he merely repeated what was delivered last year.

He said the country expected to hear pronouncements such as measures to be put in place to curb Gender Based Violence (GBV), alcohol and drug abuse.

He said President Hichilema needed to talk about the laws Government wished to put in place so that would-be offenders of GBV and drug abuse could be deterred.

He said the protection of the girl-child in unsupervised boarding houses needed attention from the highest office in the land.

“We saw the appointment of Judges and we wanted to know how they applied. We saw the President talking about cases being concluded in 90 days. Are we going to be seeing due process of the law,” Mr Lusambo said.

And Mr Lusambo said the scandals in the procurement of fertiliser and single sourcing should have been addressed by President Hichilema because they formed part of the grand corruption under the UPND government.

Mr Lusambo, who is former Lusaka Province Minister said the new dawn administration made a mistake in scrapping off the Ministry of National Guidance and Religious Affairs as it could have helped them with issues of values, morality and principles.

Among health care professionals, the feeling of being supported in the workplace can protect them against adverse mental health and burnout, according to a new study published in CMAJ Open by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and medical staff at various hospitals across the UK.

Researchers found that wearing an eye mask during overnight sleep helps improve cognitive function.