Scientists sign petition over 'cancer risk' associated with Apple AirPods

According to a new World Health Organisation and United Nations petition signed by over 250 scientists, they have voiced their concerns in regard to the radiation which is emitted when using the wireless device.

Woman who was told she'd never conceive gives birth to 15-pound baby.

Joi Buckley from New York welcomed the baby girl named Harper on Monday."I knew she was going to be big, but I didn't anticipate no 15-pound baby," she told WETM News.

Acne-prone teenager, 19, reveals how she got rid of her painful pimples.

A teenager who suffered from painful acne for several years has revealed how she finally overcame the condition.

Luke Perry’s Death Highlights Rising Stroke Risk for Younger Adults.

When the television show “Beverly Hills 90210” first hit the airwaves on October 11, 1991, it was Luke Perry’s 24th birthday. That’s when the nation was introduced to his character Dylan McKay, a high school rebel with a soft side and awe-inspiring sideburns.

3 year old boy accidentally sets himself on fire while playing with hand sanitizer and a lighter (photos)

A 3-year-old boy, Captain Chuenbubpha from Samut Prakan, Thailand, accidentally set himself on fire while playing with an alcohol hand sanitizer and a lighter, it has been revealed.

World’s largest ovarian tumour weighing 110lbs and as heavy as 15-year-old boy removed from 52-year-old woman in India (Photos)

The world's largest ovarian tumor has been removed from a woman in India. The tumor, weighing 110lbs and as heavy as a 15-year-old boy was removed from a 52-year-old woman at the private Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi.

Student,refused help for severe eating disorder because she was "too fat".

A young woman has voiced her horror after being told she was "too fat" to get professional help for her severe eating disorder. Sammy Halstead, 20, from Caerphilly, said her condition "spiraled out of control" before she went for an assessment with a community mental health team (CMHT) in Cardiff.

Malone Mukwende a Medical student creates handbook to teach doctors how illnesses appear on dark skin

A Black medical student who was only taught how to recognize conditions on white patients has created a handbook showing how symptoms of diseases can look on darker skin. Malone Mukwende, a second-year student at St George’s, University of London, wrote Mind the Gap to help other medics spot symptoms of diseases on black and minority ethnic (BAME) people.

Brazil passes 1 million Coronavirus cases after 54,771 tested positive in one day

Brazil has become the second country in the world after the US to confirm more than one million cases of COVID-19. The health ministry on Friday night reported 54,771 new cases, the highest daily increase in any country since the pandemic began, taking the total to 1,032,913.

Chinese Scientists warn that pigs could be the source of next pandemic as strain of swine flu in China has potential to spread to humans

Chinese scientists have warned that pigs are a 'key intermediate host' or 'mixing vessel' for viruses spreading from wild animals into humans and could cause another pandemic if not taken seriously. Experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have been studying outbreaks of swine flu in pig farms across the country and say the latest strain can pass to humans even though only two people are confirmed to have caught the virus, dubbed G4 EA H1N1, since the first outbreak in 2016

Drinking tea and coffee too hot doubles cancer risk.

Drinking piping hot tea or coffee could almost double the risk of developing cancer of the oesophagus, warns new research. Scalding water damages the lining of the mouth and throat which can fuel tumours, say, scientists. A study of more than 50,000 people found those who drank their cuppa at a temperature of 60 C (140 F) were 90% more likely to be struck down. This rose to 2.4 times among those who regularly drank it at 75 C (167F).

What you should (and shouldn't) do if you see someone having a seizure.

41 per cent of Irish people still believe you should put something in a person's mouth if you see them having a seizure. You shouldn't though, because contrary to popular belief, it won't actually help.

Man gets circumcised in hospital after being mistaken for another patient.

A man was circumcised in a hospital in the UK after he was mistaken for another patient. He was supposed to be having a bladder inspection. The incident happened last September at the University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust, and it is believed that his notes were mixed up with someone else's.

New York County Bans Unvaccinated Kids From Public Places.

Places around the world have started taking preventative measures to ensure that unvaccinated people don't make the rest of us sick. One New York suburb has contributed to that campaign by banning unvaccinated kids from public places like schools, places of worship and shopping centres.

Teacher Shares Photo Of Tongue 'Eaten Away' By Energy Drinks.

A teacher, who goes by the name Dan Royals, took to Facebook after a visit to his doctor revealed it was most likely the chemicals in the energy drinks that had caused the damage to his tongue.

Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of Coronavirus drug trials - WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of the global Coronavirus drug trials and the process will soon be initiated. Fiona Braka, an officer in charge of WHO Nigeria said over 100 countries have joined the solidarity clinical trial and over 1,200 patients have been randomised from the first five countries to evaluate the safety and efficacy of drug combinations.

The world may have to live with Coronavirus for years to come: Top scientist warns vaccine may never be created and lockdowns could become the norm

Dr David Nabarro of Imperial College London, a top scientist and a special envoy to the World Health Organization, has said no 'absolute assumption' can be made 'that a vaccine will appear at all' as regards the Coronavirus disease and that restrictions to movement may soon be the norm.

Even though some nations have predicted that a vaccine could soon be produced to cure the virus that has killed almost 300,000 people worldwide, over 60,000 in the US alone, the health professor argues that 'high hopes' are 'dashed' because scientists are 'dealing with biological systems, we're not dealing with mechanical systems' when it comes to the creation of a vaccine and that restriction to movement 'may apply to parts of a country, or it may even apply to a whole country' in the face of another outbreak.

3.5million confirmed Coronavirus cases have now been recorded around the world.

The new Coronavirus has now infected more than 3.5million people worldwide. At least 3,506,729 people have been infected by the virus since it emerged in China, and 247,381 people have died from the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University figures.

UK overtakes Italy in highest Coronavirus death toll in Europe

The United Kingdom has overtaken Italy as the country with the highest official Coronavirus death toll in Europe.

Leader of group that organized protests against lockdown in North Carolina, tests positive for COVID-19

A woman who led a protest in North Carolina to call on the state to ease its Coronavirus restrictions was unable to attend two rallies because she tested positive for the disease, a report said.