Beirut counts the human cost: 300,000 people are left homeless with 50% of buildings damaged

Beirut has been brought to its knees by the devastating explosion which damaged half of the city’s buildings and left hundreds of thousands homeless. At least 135 were killed and 5,000 wounded on Tuesday following the blast at the port where 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded. The international community has rallied to send aid … Read more

Beirut counts the human cost: 300,000 people are left homeless with 50% of buildings damaged

Beirut has been brought to its knees by the devastating explosion which damaged half of the city’s buildings and left hundreds of thousands homeless. At least 135 were killed and 5,000 wounded on Tuesday following the blast at the port where 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded. The international community has rallied to send aid … Read more

Parents of baby left brain damaged after mistakes on NHS maternity ward to get £37million payout 

Parents whose baby was left severely brain damaged after blunders by staff on NHS maternity ward are to get £37million payout Baby boy who was left brain-damaged after staff mistakes on maternity ward Parents will receieve £37million payout from the NHS after High Court trial Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust admitted fault in … Read more

Parents of baby left brain damaged after mistakes on NHS maternity ward to get £37million payout 

Parents whose baby was left severely brain damaged after blunders by staff on NHS maternity ward are to get £37million payout Baby boy who was left brain-damaged after staff mistakes on maternity ward Parents will receieve £37million payout from the NHS after High Court trial Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust admitted fault in … Read more

Human lungs that are too damaged for transplant can be ‘fixed’ by hooking them up to a living PIG

Damaged lungs from a deceased donor are often too damaged to be transplanted into someone in need of the life-saving organ. But scientists have found a way to improve the state of lungs which are deemed too battered to be of any use. A host of scientists at both Columbia and Vanderbilt University channelled their inner … Read more

Are shares in shopping centres a bargain or damaged goods?

For millions, the ideal shopping centre is no longer what it was. Now more functional than aspirational, it has a Primark, a Poundland, a B&M, plenty of free parking, plus a massive supermarket.  The pandemic has accelerated the preference among both the cash-strapped and the affluent for this unpretentious type of centre – the retail … Read more

Up to 30% of Covid-19 survivors could be left with damaged and scarred lungs

A third of Covid-19 survivors may suffer long-term damage to their lungs that leaves them struggling to breathe, according to research.  Other nasty coronaviruses — such as SARS and MERS — are already known to cause ‘persistent’ harm to the lungs. But evidence on Covid-19 is murky, given scientists only spotted the life-threatening pathogen six … Read more

Scientists discover human gene that can help damaged tissues in the heart repair themselves 

Scientists discover human gene that can help damaged tissues in the heart repair themselves Scientists have found a way to repair heart muscles in a medical breakthrough  Came after researchers targeted gene that can cause cancerous cells to spread They found when it becomes active in heart it helps to mend damaged tissues By Colin … Read more

Can British golf repair its damaged reputation and learn from Tiger Woods’? – This is Moneyball

Can British golf repair its damaged reputation and learn from Tiger Woods’ remarkable comeback? – This is Moneyball podcast By This Is Money Reporter Published: 19:34 BST, 15 April 2019 | Updated: 11:58 BST, 16 April 2019 Golf has something of a long-standing image problem in Britain. Women are still banned from joining some private … Read more