Philadelphia right fielder Bryce Harper, who left the Phillies’ Wednesday night road game against the St. Louis Cardinals after getting hit in the face by a pitch, avoided serious injury.
Navalny appears in court for first time since ending hunger strike, saying ‘I’m just an awful skeleton’
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in court via videolink on Thursday to appeal a defamation conviction, in his first public appearance since he went on hunger strike.
Joe Biden warns democracy is still threatened and Trump’s looming shadow proves it
As President Joe Biden used the grand Washington stage to bemoan the Capitol insurrection as the worst attack on US democracy since the Civil War, a flurry of Trump-era flashbacks underscored the depth of the still unvanquished threat.
Alcohol and sexist attitudes combine to increase male violence towards women
Researchers have long known that problem drinking increases a man’s likelihood of being violent towards his wife or girlfriend, but a new study published today by the scientific journal Addiction suggests that this relationship between drinking and violence is also affected by the man’s attitude toward women’s equality; that is, toxic masculinity also plays a …
Delayed antibiotic prescribing is safe and effective for most patients
Delayed antibiotic prescribing is a safe and effective strategy for most patients with respiratory tract infections, finds an analysis of patient data published by The BMJ today.
Risk of developmental difficulties remains high among children born early
Children born preterm (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) remain at high risk of developmental difficulties that can affect their behaviour and ability to learn, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Mass home COVID testing is misguided and unlikely to reduce transmission, warn experts
Encouraging self-testing at home twice a week for all adults in England, and soon Scotland, is a misguided policy, unlikely to reduce transmission, warn public health experts in The BMJ today.
Should masks be worn outdoors?
Mask wearing by the public, particularly outdoors, remains controversial. But should masks be worn outside, in some circumstances, to help reduce COVID-19 virus transmission—or should efforts focus on reducing indoor transmission where risks are greater?
COVID-19: Large meta-analysis shows people with more advanced diabetes have higher risk of death from SARS-CoV-2
A new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that patients with a more advanced course of diabetes have a higher risk of death when infected with SARS-CoV-2. The analysis includes 22 studies and 17,687 people and is by Dr. Sabrina Schlesinger, …
The first module of a new space station has just entered Earth orbit
China has successfully deployed the main section of a brand new space station in Earth orbit, with the first three astronauts set to arrive in June 2021.