Day October 20, 2023

In the GCC, Saudi Arabia stands out as one of the leading areas spearheading the transformation of the region’s healthcare landscape. The country’s ambitious Vision 2030 goals include a range of objectives, including improving healthcare services, digitizing healthcare records and…

British researchers lost a genetically modified mouse and accidentally released a smallpox-like pathogen in a series of biosecurity blunders kept secret. Six laboratory incidents where genetically modified organisms (GMO) have escaped containment in the past five years. Four occurred before…

Urgent action is needed to tackle the “staggering damage” caused by lead poisoning, especially in low-income countries where more than half of children are exposed to dangerous levels of the pollutant. A year-long project led by Washington-based think tank the…

n Halloween candy could be in for a California makeover. Asserting that the Food and Drug Administration has not moved quickly enough on dangerous food additives, state lawmakers last month passed the California Food Safety Act, which bans four ingredients…

n How many of us have wanted a reliable, evidence-based guide to aging that explains how our bodies and minds change as we grow older and how to adapt to those differences? Creating a work of this kind is challenging.…

It is the most vital muscle in the body and pumps oxygen and nutrients to all organs and tissues to keep you alive. But if something is wrong with the heart, it can take years for the problems to be…

n A record number of NHS maternity services are failing to meet safety standards, a report has found. According to the Care Quality Commission, around 65 per cent of services are considered ‘inadequate’ or ‘requires improvement’ in terms of safety,…

Delta-8 THC, the synthetic cousin of the delta-9 variety that gives marijuana its psychoactive high, has become easily accessible to children online. The hemp-derived oil is available in vape and edible varieties, with manufacturers taking a page from the e-cigarette…

WA government will not fund gene AI in healthcare projects Nearly one million Australian dollars ($590,000) has been awarded by the Western Australian government to support projects exploring the use of generative AI in healthcare. A total of 19 projects…