Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging that…
Category: HEALTH
screen time harms children, top doctors say
The UK’s most senior doctors say there is an “overwhelming consensus” that time spent on screens and social media harms children. Responding to a government…
UAE launches universal healthcare system
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has directed the establishment of a comprehensive national healthcare system guaranteeing medical care…
How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy
The sun does shine, sometimes, in Boston – but not like this. When chemistry professor Grace Han first visited southern California from Boston some years…
Abu Dhabi positions itself as global ‘living lab’ for AI healthcare
Abu Dhabi has invited global investors, innovators and healthcare leaders to use Abu Dhabi as a “living lab” for testing and scaling next-generation health solutions…
Campaigners call for ban use fo weedkiller glyphosate at harvest time
Campaigners are calling for a ban on the use of the weedkiller glyphosate to dry crops at harvest time because of concerns about its impact…
Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who disembarked from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship on the island of St Helena in the South…
UAE marks Earth Day with biodiversity, clean energy, water security initiatives
The United Arab Emirates joins the world in marking Earth Day, observed annually on 22nd April, to promote international efforts to address the escalating challenges…