The public may never know the full national security repercussions of a pair of catastrophic hacking attacks on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that were disclosed earlier this month.
A 65-year-old German man died this month after contracting MERS during a trip to Abu Dhabi, in the first death linked to the virus in Europe this year, authorities said Tuesday. The man died in the western town of Ostercappeln on June 6 of an acute lung ailment that came as a complication from the MERS virus, the health ministry of Lower Saxony state said. German authorities said they had
Waiting with his rucksack full of clean syringes by a pharmacy in the Moscow suburbs, Maxim Malyshev is fighting a lonely battle on the frontline of Russia’s spiralling AIDS epidemic. Malyshev, along with about a dozen other volunteers from the Andrei Rylkov Foundation, run the only outreach programme for drug users in the country’s sprawling capital — handing out fresh needles, condoms and advice to help combat the spread of
Up until recently, those in the technology industry and those conducting genomic research would have been considered strange bedfellows. But big data — more specifically, big genomic data — is bringing the two groups together. Last month, Apple revealed its plans to collaborate with genetic researchers to design an app that would allow…
LONDON (Reuters) – Imports of energy and life-saving medicines top the list of products in jeopardy if Greece defaults on its debt and moves closer to exiting the euro zone.
The Obama administration has approved plans by Arkansas, Delaware and Pennsylvania to create their own state-based health insurance marketplaces instead of relying on a federal website to enroll residents, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. The three are among 37 states that rely wholly or in part on the federal HealthCare.gov website to sell health insurance plans and provide government subsidies to families based on income. If the states proceed
People in baseball need to understand CrossFit isn’t just about going as heavy as you can.
The biggest obstacle to weight loss and better health wasn’t sugary drinks, or too much couch time. It’s stress. Sip these teas to reduce yours.
Planned Parenthood is launching an app that allows STD diagnosis without stepping foot into an office.
Dual Guineas hero Gleneagles turned in a dominant performance in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
