Questions raised why UK is withholding data linking Covid vaccines to excess death after winning two-year battle
UKHSA previously told the Information Commissioner’s Office that releasing the data may lead to “distress or anger” on the part of the relatives of the deceased and that the figures might be used to fuel “misinformation” about the Covid-19 vaccines, potentially fuelling vaccine hesitancy.
Kenya signs $2.5 billion agreement with US, that clears ways for dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals
The five-year, $2.5 billion agreement with Kenya was signed on Thursday by Kenyan President William Ruto and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to replace a patchwork of previous health agreements that had traditionally been run by the US Agency for International Development
Revealed: Children under age 12 who cellphones are at higher risk of obesity, hallucination, depression and poor sleep
The study authors conducted statistical analyses of data on more than 10,000 US 12-year-olds in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, described as the “largest long-term look at children’s brain development in the United States to date.”
Silicon Valley tycoon gets backing of tech billionaires to create disease-resistant genetically engineered babies
Federal law bars the US Food and Drug Administration from even reviewing an application for a clinical trial “in which a human embryo is intentionally created or modified to include a heritable genetic modification.”
Nestle, Coca Cola and Pepsi among 11 ‘Big Food’ firms sued in California for engineering ‘public health crisis through ultra-processed food’
San Francisco on Tuesday sued 11 Big Food companies, alleging they designed “harmful” and “addictive” ultraprocessed products and aggressively marketed them to consumers, especially children. The city accused the food makers of using the “Big Tobacco playbook” to manipulate consumer perception and profit from the sale of products that cause fatty liver disease, Type 2 diabetes and other health problems.
Scandal of ‘lab-grown meat’ rocks US food company after admission it uses ‘bioengineered food ingredients’
Cultivated meat uses techniques developed in the biopharma industry. Producers take cells from live animals or from a cell bank – which creates “immortalized” cells from cultured stem cells – and grow them in large steel tanks called cultivators or bioreactors.
After decades of wild denials, US Centres for Disease Control now admits vaccines actually cause autism
The CDC webpage has previously stated there is no link between vaccines and autism. It now says, “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.”
Alcoholism in central Kenya rises to epidemic levels as nearly every family grapples with men wedded bootleg liquor
The menace is not limited to the unemployed. Professionals and civil servants have not been spared either. Local leaders are continuously calling for stronger regulations of illicit brews and increased public awareness, warning that left unchecked a whole generation risks being wiped out.
‘If we imagine poor countries can fund own transition while drowning in debt and climate disasters, we’re facing collective collapse’
A lack of money also affected the humanitarian presence at COP30, with fewer numbers attending than previous recent summits, a consequence of the deep cuts that have rocked the aid sector this year.
From copycats to innovators: China braces for dominance as West turns into sitting ducks
Britain’s productivity growth is paltry; the cost of borrowing is too high; and voters are unhappy. In response, the budget, presented on November 26, 2025, by Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, should have been a moment of radicalism.
