WHO urges people not to talk about ‘transmitting’ coronavirus because it ‘assigns blame’ in woke message for medical staff Its most recent advice was aimed at tackling social stigma around the disease Told people to talk about ‘acquiring’ the disease but not about ‘spreading it’ Urged people to avoid adding country or ethnicity when talking about … Read more
Venice has been left deserted by the coronavirus outbreak with tourists abandoning the usually overcrowded streets and plazas over health fears. Footage taken in the lagoon city shows cafes empty, gondolas lying unused on the famous canals and only a few tourists milling around the historic St Mark’s Square. Some gondoliers and restaurant staff who … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today learned about projects supporting young people with mental health problems, facing homelessness or drug and alcohol issues, as their tour of Ireland continued. William and Kate were in Dublin as they visited Jigsaw, the national centre for youth mental health in Ireland, which provides vital support across a … Read more
Calling overweight people fat or lazy must stop because stigma is blocking the fight against the obesity epidemic, experts have said. A statement made by 100 health professionals worldwide said prejudice against overweight people can cause both physical and mental harm. The ‘social exclusion’ faced by people with obesity is similar to that of diseases in the … Read more
A deranged knifeman who stabbed five people in a four-day rampage told doctors he was smoking cannabis every day to help him manage voices in his head, a court heard. Jason Kakaire, 30, knifed four men and a woman in a horrific spree of violence in Edmonton, north London. Kakaire, who had a history of … Read more
Teenager Tommy is a gentle soul, fond of football and rugby. Yet aged just 14, his days of playing them are long gone: topping the scales at 23st, he’s clinically obese and suffers chronic hip, back and knee pain. ‘I’m too heavy to play football or do rugby,’ he says. ‘When I walk up the … Read more
‘Only visitors in Los Angeles care about that sign in the hills’: People reveal the things ‘only tourists do’ in their cities An internet thread has revealed that there are countless ways to spot a tourist The discussion was on a U.S site, but the examples came from all over the world One user said … Read more
Like all medics, Rachel Clarke was trained to keep people alive – so what made her decide to specialise in end-of-life care? She tells Eimear O’Hagan how the death of her father changed everything she thought she knew Rachel with her father mark in November 2017, just weeks before he died Waking in the darkness … Read more
Are you washing your hands WRONG? Guide for removing germs proves thousands of people are not practising good hygiene amid the coronavirus crisis A guide to washing your hands shows you should be rinsing them for 20 seconds You should wash your hands at frequent intervals to encourage good hygiene The CDC recommends five simple … Read more
Last week, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos finally lifted the veil on the lunar lander his aerospace company has been developing in secret for years, along with a plan to put humans back on the moon to stay. And in the process, he also revealed an ambitious vision for space colonization. Building off of a concept … Read more