Running costs of vaccine damage scheme more than double amount paid to victims
The cost of administration and medical checks has now topped £83m, according to new figures.
‘Like a hangover’: Why your partner’s snoring could be impacting your health
Sleeping next to a snorer could be having a negative effect on your health, experts tell the BBC.
Traveler might have exposed many to measles in Massachusetts
A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced.
CDC links raw oysters to 64 salmonella cases in 22 states
The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella.
‘Cockroach’ group leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi protest
The group – who are not registered as a political party in India – want electoral reforms ahead of crucial state elections.
Headmaster detained after BBC investigation into alleged sexual abuse of students
Former students launched their own investigation, spending years collecting evidence and testimonies from others who say they were abused by the headteacher.
Fort Hood survivor supports gunman’s execution by firing squad but questions livestream
Alonzo Lunsford tells the BBC the punishment befits the crime but he has some doubts whether the public should be able to watch it.
BentoPDF Handles PDFs Locally, So You Don’t Have to Upload Them to Websites
There are plenty of online PDF tools that let you edit documents without installing anything on your computer. You just open a website, upload your
Blood proteins may offer new clues to gut health in coeliac disease
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes inflammation in the gut, which can damage
New research reveals the remarkable complexity of human milk
Two major international studies are providing new insight into how human milk is regulated, showing that some components respond to maternal nutrition, while others remain
A trick from tardigrades could help human blood withstand freezing
Tardigrades, also called water bears, are famous for their ability to survive nearly anything. They protect themselves in extreme environments using proteins that researchers have
Autoworkers rebuke Trump after overwhelmingly electing president’s foe
Shawn Fain, who has emerged as one of the most prominent labor leaders in the United States, handily won reelection as president of the United
Elon Musk’s SpaceX blasts off without paying $70k restaurant tab: report
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has fallen months behind on a roughly $70,000 restaurant tab, leaving the owner struggling to pay staff and bills, the San Francisco
Iran war live: 12 killed in Riyadh, US weighs joining fight against Houthis
As strikes on airports in Saudi Arabia turn deadly, Washington debates striking Houthis and restarting strikes on Iran.