Robot tests for the coronavirus 10 minutes faster than human workers by probing the nose with a long swab and sticking samples in a vial A new robot can test patients for the coronavirus 10 minute faster than humans The system uses facial recognition and 3D imaging to administer the test It glides a long … Read more
Britain could avoid another coronavirus lockdown if at least half of the nation follows hand-washing, social distancing and mask-wearing rules, research has suggested. Experts based in the Netherlands used a complex computer model to stimulate how effective coronavirus-prevention methods would be in halting another crisis. When a combination of the virus-controlling methods are practised by … Read more
Chinese man has his colon torn apart by a 16-inch live eel after sticking it into his rear to ‘treat his constipation’ The man in his 50s went to a hospital in Guangdong after having abdominal pain Doctors were shocked to find a 16-inch eel in his body during emergency surgery The patient said he … Read more
President Trump retweeted a ‘deep fake’ GIF of Joe Biden in a series of late night messages after cutting short his coronavirus media briefing. Trump last night shared an animation of the Democrat presidential hopeful repeatedly sticking his tongue out with the caption ‘Sloppy Joe’. The post came as the president also retweeted himself three times, … Read more
‘F**k the NHS’: Driver sparks fury by sticking foul-mouthed note attacking health service workers in car window NHS workers across the country have been fighting against the coronavirus One motorist displayed an offensive sign in his care window in Mold, Wales Pubic have been outraged at the ‘disgusting sign’ seen on the car on Saturday Do … Read more
Sticking to three key habits can add nearly a decade of disease-free years to a person’s life, according to new research. Scientists say keeping body mass index below 25 and achieving at least two of three other habits – never smoking, exercising lots and drinking moderately – adds up to 10 years. The international team … Read more
HISTORY LADIES CAN’T CLIMB LADDERS by Jane Robinson (Doubleday £20, 368 pp) The British Press reported in the early 1930s that, ‘after exhaustive research’, professors in the psychology department of a German university had concluded that ‘women cannot calculate, and when confronted with abstract mathematical problems the female intellect breaks down entirely’. Margaret Partridge (1891-1967) … Read more