Health matters
-
As Donald Trump prepares to formally accept the Republican Party’s nomination on Thursday, more questions are swirling as to whether President Biden will be doing the same at next month’s Democratic National Convention. The political ground shifted once again below Biden’s feet this week in the form of a high-profile defection from his cause and a COVID-19 diagnosis.…
-
Tiger Woods withdrew from the U.S. Open on Tuesday, saying that his damaged right leg needs more time to get stronger to contend in the majors. Woods made a surprise return at the Masters, just 14 months after he broke bones in his right leg and ankle in a February 2021 car crash outside Los…
-
Multiple people are being treated for “breathing difficulties” after a “high quantity of chlorine gas” was released at the London Olympic swimming pool. London Ambulance Service (LAS) said it was treating “quite a number” of patients at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park following an incident when pool chemicals were delivered at the Aquatics Centre. Worried parents…
-
Growing evidence suggests that poor sleep is linked to a host of health problems, including a higher risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Now, a recent study on people in midlife finds that having a combination of sleep problems — such as trouble falling asleep, waking up in the wee hours, or sleeping less…
-
Sharon Stone has news about her 2001 stroke: Hollywood was “brutally unkind” as she tried to recover, the Guardian reports. Appearing at a Women’s Brain Health Initiative in Los Angeles, she tells Variety that everyone from “women in my own business to the female judge who handled my custody case” (while divorcing ex-husband Phil Bronstein) appeared insensitive to the…
-
The Federal Ministry of Health says about 20 to 30 per cent of Nigerians suffer from mental illness. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Abdulaziz Abdullahi, said this at the Mental Health Action Committee and Stakeholders’ Workshop in Abuja on Monday. Abdullahi said with a population of about 200 million, Nigeria had a high…
You must be logged in to post a comment.