New York City teachers and other school staff members are supposed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the bell rings Monday morning, in one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Mayor Bill de Blasio gave a final warning to the city’s roughly 148,000 public […]
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New Zealand government takes a calculated risk to relax Auckland’s lockdown while new cases continue to appear
The decision to move Auckland to alert level 3 from midnight on Tuesday is a calculated risk by the government. New daily cases in Auckland have stayed stubbornly high over the past week, a period when many of us had hoped to see them fall to single digits. On a positive note, most of these […]
UK’s Johnson: Vaccines worldwide takes a ‘colossal mission’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to appeal to leaders of the world’s richest nations to unite in a “colossal mission” to get COVID-19 vaccines to every country and to lead a sustainable recovery from the pandemic, according to remarks released Saturday. Johnson is set to chair a virtual meeting of leaders of the Group […]
January Jones' 8-Year-Old Son Takes to the Streets for a #BlackLivesMatter Protest
As anti-racist protests continue, parents and kids alike are taking to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd and so many more people of color who have been murdered by white police officers. But it’s clear that the streets are becoming more and more of a dangerous place, largely due to ongoing police violence […]
Christy Carlson Romano Takes 5-Month-Old Daughter to Hospital: I'm 'Shook'
So scary. Christy Carlson Romano took her 5-month-old daughter, Sophia, to the hospital after she noticed “swelling on the side of her neck.” “The end of last week was rough!” the actress, 35, captioned a Monday, August 12, Instagram post. “I took [Sophia] to the doctor and they sent me immediately to CHOC Children’s Hospital. When […]
Immune therapy takes a ‘BiTE’ out of brain cancer
Building on their research showing that an exciting new form of immunotherapy for cancer has activity in patients with glioblastoma, the most common and most deadly form of brain cancer, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have created a new method that could make immune therapy more effective again brain tumors and expand its use against […]
Role Models! Khloe Kardashian Takes Coparenting Tips From Scott, Kourtney
Happy to help! When it comes to coparenting her 14-month-old daughter, True, with ex Tristan Thompson, Khloé Kardashian goes to Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick for help. The Poosh creator, 40, and the Talentless designer, 36, split in July 2015 after welcoming three children together — Mason, 9, Penelope, 6, and Reign, 4. The former […]
Heart failure takes heavy toll, even for those with stronger hearts
(HealthDay)—Having a stronger heart after being hospitalized for heart failure may not translate into a better outcome, new research suggests. Levels of physical and mental decline were similar among patients with weaker or stronger hearts, and surprisingly, those with stronger hearts had higher rates of depression and lower quality of life in the study. “The […]
AI model takes us closer to personalised cancer treatments
The ‘holy grail’ of cancer treatment: Scientists take a huge step towards personalised therapies after developing an AI model that predicts how tumours will respond to drugs Could help doctors identify the best treatment and drug dose for each patient The model may be available on the NHS in as little as 10 years time […]
‘It takes a village to raise a child’
A wealth of evidence has shown that the first 1,000 days of an infant’s health and wellbeing is crucial to build a strong foundation for a child to thrive throughout their lifetime. But this knowledge comes with increased pressure on mothers. In our current culture they already shoulder most of the childcare responsibilities. The recent […]