Dramatic declines in HIV diagnoses in San Francisco have been attributed to testing, treatment and PrEP, but the declining Black population in the city is an unexamined factor, Dr Jade Pagkas-Bather of the University of Chicago and colleagues argue in the December issue of The Lancet HIV. There has been a 22% fall in San… Read More »
Demand for coronavirus tests has almost trebled among young children in England this month – but only 1% were found to have the virus, figures show. In the first two weeks of September, more than 200,000 under-nines were tested, according to government’s test-and-trace programme. That is nearly three times as many as in the previous… Read More »
Cancer survival in the UK is on the up, but is still lagging behind other high-income countries, analysis suggests. Five-year survival rates for rectal and colon cancer improved the most since 1995, and pancreatic cancer the least. Advances in treatment and surgery are thought to be behind the UK’s progress. But the UK still performed… Read More »
A handwritten note from a little girl to her “inspiration” of an aunt came weeks before the woman discovered she had breast cancer while on duty as a police officer. UK police officer Samantha Woods has revealed how her uniform helped her discover she had breast cancer early — a move that ultimately saved her… Read More »
Truck driver Brenton Smart wondered where the old man pulling a cart with a little dog inside could possibly be going, but didn’t have time to stop and ask. When he passed the pair again later on that February day, he decided to pull over and snap a photograph that has since gone viral. It… Read More »
There have been a number of Survivor couples since the show first premiered 19 years ago, but none are as legendary as “Boston” Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich. The two met back in 2003, and they ended up getting married and having four kids. Here’s what you need to know about Boston Rob and Amber’s… Read More »