Surge in men panic-freezing their sperm amid coronavirus pandemic

Men are rushing to freeze their sperm amid the coronavirus pandemic, clinics claim – despite no concrete evidence that the virus will hurt male fertility.  Sales of CryoChoice’s at-home sperm collection kits have spiked by as much as 20 percent in the last few weeks, their operations manager Heather Kilpatrick told the Daily Beast.  So … Read more

Why does Covid-19 kill more men than women?

A vicious fever, terrifying bouts of breathlessness and excruciating headaches – all culminating in a 999 dash to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, emergency oxygen and intravenous fluids in an isolation ward. For Scott Dixon, suffering Covid-19 has been a harrowing ordeal. ‘The memory will never leave me,’ he says. It is also a state in which … Read more

Why does Covid-19 kill more men than women?

A vicious fever, terrifying bouts of breathlessness and excruciating headaches – all culminating in a 999 dash to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, emergency oxygen and intravenous fluids in an isolation ward. For Scott Dixon, suffering Covid-19 has been a harrowing ordeal. ‘The memory will never leave me,’ he says. It is also a state in which … Read more

New ‘upskirting’ law puts four men behind bars

New ‘upskirting’ law puts four men behind bars following a high-profile campaign to make specific powers to combat the disturbing practice By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:32 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 23:50 BST, 10 April 2020 Four men have been jailed in the year since the ‘upskirting’ law was introduced in England … Read more

New ‘upskirting’ law puts four men behind bars

New ‘upskirting’ law puts four men behind bars following a high-profile campaign to make specific powers to combat the disturbing practice By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:32 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 23:50 BST, 10 April 2020 Four men have been jailed in the year since the ‘upskirting’ law was introduced in England … Read more

Two people are arrested after incident where men licked their hands and smeared them on produce 

Two people are arrested after ‘utterly despicable’ incident where pair of men licked their hands and smeared them on fresh supermarket produce Lancashire Police circulated CCTV images of two suspects on Wednesday  Pair had gone into their local Sainsbury’s in Morecambe and licked their hands  Police said it was ‘despicable’ that anyone would behave that … Read more

Women really are safer behind the wheel than men, study shows

Women really are SAFER behind the wheel than men and should be employed in road transport roles, study claims Researchers studied the image of male and female drivers of different vehicles Cars and taxis were linked with two-thirds of all fatalities to other road users  Authors say the biggest gender gap was between male and … Read more

Men who are ‘couch potatoes’ are more likely to want to be muscular and hit the gym, study shows 

Men who are ‘couch potatoes’ and spend a lot of time watching TV are more likely to want to be muscular and hit the gym, study shows Psychologists surveyed men from the United Kingdom, Nicaragua and Uganda In all three countries, those who watch more TV wanted to be muscular more Television exposes people to idealised … Read more

Men who take a drug to tackle prostate disease are a THIRD more at risk of type 2 diabetes  

Men who take medication to reduce their symptoms of prostate disease may be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, research suggests. Patients with enlarged prostates who are prescribed drugs called 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors are around a third more at risk of the condition.  They reduce the production of androgens, a hormone which help to boost urinary flow, … Read more