A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on covid vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others. One health expert called the document “willful medical disinformation” about the safety of covid vaccines for...
A UN expert said that Israel’s strikes on Iran, which have killed at least 78 people, were a “prohibited use of force.” United States lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have lauded Israel’s strikes on Iran and are stoking more violence, even as a UN expert has warned that the attack was likely a...
Jonathan Morris BBC News, South West PA Media School uniforms are particularly restrictive for girls, a child psychology expert has said Traditional school uniforms may be hindering children’s physical activity and comfort, according to an expert. Prof Helen Dodd, a child psychology expert at the University of Exeter Medical School, is calling for a rethink...
PA Media Former world champion Gerwyn “The Iceman” Price beat teenage sensation Luke “The Nuke” Littler in March with darts made by Lee Huxtable He is one of the most successful designers in the sports industry with a legion of world champions to his name. But Lee Huxtable is not widely known outside the world...
Jenny Rees Health Correspondent BBC Former Royal Navy engineer, Lee, has been through rehabilitation for alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) Thousands of people with alcohol-related brain damage (ARBD) could be going undiagnosed, an expert says. Research suggests consuming 35 units of alcohol per week for five years or more can cause ARBD, which affects a person’s...
A university researcher has said it was a “huge honour” after he helped create the latest Sir David Attenborough documentary. Dr Bryce Stewart, an associate professor at the university, worked with broadcasters on the film Ocean. Dr Stewart’s guidance was required when the crew showcased a carefully controlled study as part of the film to...
Jordan Peck / Getty Images Oghenochuko Ojiri arrives at court on Friday An art expert who has worked on the BBC’s Bargain Hunt has admitted failing to report a series of high-value art sales to a man suspected of financing the proscribed group Hezbollah. Oghenochuko Ojiri, 53, pleaded guilty to eight counts under the Terrorism...
The American Academy of Pediatrics is e prime example of a broader phenomenon: “expert” organizations’ tendency to hew the Party Line superseding their commitment to promoting the cause to which they are nominally committed. Not long ago, I wrote about the American Heart Association coming out strongly in favor of using SNAP benefits to pay...
“The options for health care — especially emergency care — for the people of Gaza are reduced to zero,” the expert said. Israel’s assault on Gaza health facilities and workers has completely “decimated” the health care system and has left Palestinians with “zero” options for care, a UN expert has warned. Earlier this week, Israel...