Professor Carlos Monteiro argues that since UPFs and cigarettes both cause ‘serious illnesses and premature mortality,’ governments should restrict them in the same way
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Two US-firms, Suno and Udio, have been accused of committing copyright infringement on an “almost unimaginable scale”
Studies suggest that while social media is linked to anxiety and depression, the links are not always strong enough to warrant panic
The 52-year-old Australian has left the UK and is expected to return to his home country after striking a plea deal with US prosecutors
Severely epileptic Oran Knowlson has seen an 80 percent reduction in daytime seizures after becoming the first child to be fitted with the skull-mounted device
From inducing cardiovascular stress to affecting foetal growth, very hot weather is bad for human health on many levels
Pilgrims making the Hajj to Mecca, a requirement of Muslims at least once in their lifetime, have succumbed to temperatures reaching 52°C in the shade
Summer temperatures made hotter by climate change are driving people to holiday in higher elevations and at higher latitudes
The country has already recorded more cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome this year than it did in the whole of 2023