With the National Rifle Association now weaker than it has been in decades, progress is possible—if politicians are willing to seize the time.
Twenty-five years ago tomorrow—on April 20, 1999—two 12th-grade students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, armed with semiautomatic rifles and pistols murdered 12 students and
At the bottom right of my computer screen, just out of my direct line of vision, lurks an animated scold: a cartoon giraffe named Rafi. He is the playful icon of an app called Posture Pal, which works in concert with a wearer’s AirPods to warn against slumping while sitting at a computer. So long as I keep my line of vision trained on this text, Rafi stays discreetly out of sight. The minute I rest my chin in my
Scientists are scrambling to find the cause of a mystery cancer ‘epidemic’ which is striking under-50s.
Kate Middleton’s shock diagnosis last week has shone a light on the startling trend, with top doctors claiming it is a worldwide problem.
Despite years of research, researchers are baffled as to what is behind the problem.
Increased awareness thanks to the likes of Dame Deborah James, who died from bowel cancer aged 40 in 2022, and improved diagnosis methods are thought to have
Monday marked the five-year anniversary of the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax. I say that with some hesitation, because I know that there’s not a single living person who ever wants to hear the name Jussie Smollett ever again. Every detail of that story has been covered, and every joke you can possibly make about it has already been made.
But if there’s a silver lining in that whole episode, it’s that everyone on the planet received a crash course
Rishi Sunak today unveiled bold plans to stamp out the child vaping epidemic and ban kids aged 14 and under from ever legally being able to buy cigarettes.
The proposed law will annually raise the age of legal purchase of tobacco from the current 18 by one additional year every 12 months.
It will see England follow in the footsteps of New Zealand, which last year adopted the same policy for everyone born after 2009. Under the Prime Minister’s proposed
A deadly cancer that grows silently for years is striking down more young people than ever before — and tearing apart families in the process.
While cancers have steadily fallen over recent decades, scientists have been mystified by an explosion of colon cancer cases in younger adults who have traditionally been at low risk of the disease.
Evan White, 24, from Dallas, had just graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in finance when he was diagnosed with
With shelves packed full of lollipops and chocolate, you’d be forgiven for assuming this was just a sweet shop.
Tucked away inside, and even brazenly advertised in some windows, lies something illegal for under-18s to buy. Vapes.
Incredibly vibrant shades of green, blue and pink adorn the huge display. Nearly all the e-cigs sold here are chemically-altered to taste funky, with flavours like Blue Razz Lemonade and Fairground Wizz, or are emblazoned with cartoon characters.
So why, if kids can’t
The patient sitting in my clinic seemed anxious. In the appointment notes made by the receptionist, it simply said: ‘Personal issue.’
It turned out the mother-of-two, in her early 60s – let’s call her Anne – had made an appointment to see me after noticing an ‘unusual’ burning and itchy feeling, down below.
She used the word ‘unusual’ because, as she explained: ‘I’ve never had any problems, even when I went through the menopause a decade ago.’ I told Anne
Twenty-two-year-old Pamella Jili has seen its impact up close. She grew up in the township, a hot spot in the worst-hit province in South Africa, where more people live with HIV than anywhere else in the world. She has watched others struggle with the virus. When dating, she has always worried about her partner’s status.
Despite
