NHS regions need to double GPs for safe staffing levels
Chronic GP shortages in England’s NHS reveal deep regional disparities, with current staffing levels failing to meet rising patient demand and safety standards.
Month: February 2026
Novel antimicrobial peptides from dromedary camels offer hope against antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial resistance poses a growing global health crisis, with few new antibiotics in development.
Researchers show red blood cells drive better glucose tolerance at high altitude
Chronic hypoxia improves glucose tolerance in mice through insulin-independent mechanisms, with red blood cells acting as a major systemic glucose sink. Increased erythrocyte production and
Disordered lipid nanoparticles enhance RNA delivery efficiency
The tiny fatty capsules that delivered COVID-19 mRNA vaccines into billions of arms may work better when they’re a little disorganized.
‘It was like buying groceries’ – Woman calls for tighter weight-loss jabs checks
Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
Need an Outfit? Pickle Clothing Rental App Helps Users Stay on Trend.
Pickle, a new peer-to-peer apparel-rental app, helps users stay on trend without having to go into debt or rely on climate-unfriendly fast fashion.
What’s at stake as ICC judges hear charges against ex-Philippine president Duterte?
Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity during a long and bloody war on drugs in which thousands were killed.
‘A.I. Literacy’ Is the New Drivers’ Ed at This Newark School
Teachers say they want to equip high school students to drive artificial intelligence, rather than be mere passengers steered by chatbots.
Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands’ youngest ever PM
The 38-year-old is sworn in as premier after clinching a narrow victory in October’s election.
Robert Mugabe’s son charged with attempted murder in South Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.
Cartel henchmen unleash violence after top drug lord killed in Mexico
The death of the most-wanted Jalisco cartel chief sparks retaliatory violence in at least a dozen states in Mexico.
New Yorkers told to stay at home as blizzard threatens to become ‘bomb cyclone’
Non-emergency road travel is banned in New York City due to “dangerous blizzard conditions”, as snow blankets the Big Apple.
Greenland PM responds to Trump’s US hospital boat offer
Tweety McTreason has said he is sending a “great hospital boat” to Greenland, the semi-autonomous Danish territory he wants to acquire.
The EU’s strategic rebalancing of research partnerships with China
In 2026, one of Europe’s most ambitious scientific ventures, Horizon Europe, a seven-year, roughly €93 billion framework dedicated to research and innovation, underwent a quiet