The science around weighted blankets is scant, says Fiona Barwick, psychologist and director of Stanford Medical School’s Sleep and Circadian Health Program. Randomized control trials are typically seen as the gold standard in research, and Barwick said that very few have been conducted on the product thus far; those that have been completed failed to … Read more
The first tallies for the new bivalent booster are out, with some 4.4 million people in the US having received the updated shot, according to health officials. Meanwhile, public health experts continue to fret about President Joe Biden’s recent remark that “the pandemic is over.” Health experts said it is too early to predict whether … Read more
A major change to private health insurance policies which could save some families thousands of dollars in premiums has been rolled out. The age limit for dependent children has been raised from 25 to 31 for a handful of Australian health insurers, meaning they can be included in family policies for longer. Among the health … Read more
By MUNIR AHMED – Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Devastating floods in Pakistan’s worst-hit province have killed 17 more people in the past 48 hours, including nine children, officials said Wednesday as the UN children’s agency renewed its appeal for $39 million to help the most vulnerable flood victims. Only a third of the sum … Read more
By MUNIR AHMED – Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Devastating floods in Pakistan’s worst-hit province have killed 17 more people in the past 48 hours, including nine children, officials said Wednesday as the UN children’s agency renewed its appeal for $39 million to help the most vulnerable flood victims. Only a third of the sum … Read more
By MUNIR AHMED – Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Devastating floods in Pakistan’s worst-hit province have killed 17 more people in the past 48 hours, including nine children, officials said Wednesday as the UN children’s agency renewed its appeal for $39 million to help the most vulnerable flood victims. Only a third of the sum … Read more
By MUNIR AHMED – Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Devastating floods in Pakistan’s worst-hit province have killed 10 more people in the past day, including four children, officials said Wednesday as the UN children’s agency renewed its appeal for $39 million to help the most vulnerable flood victims. Only a third of the sum in … Read more
By MUNIR AHMED – Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Devastating floods in Pakistan’s worst-hit province have killed 10 more people in the past day, including four children, officials said Wednesday as the UN children’s agency renewed its appeal for $39 million to help the most vulnerable flood victims. Only a third of the sum in … Read more
China-made mRNA Covid jab protects against multiple variants, study shows South China Morning Post .