Jean Mackenzie Seoul correspondent Watch: BBC on the ground in Seoul as new president is announced South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung, has secured a storming victory, but his honeymoon will barely last the day. The former opposition leader is not getting to enjoy the two-month transition period usually afforded to new leaders, so they
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Byine: Mohana RavindranathCars need oil changes to keep their engines running smoothly. Some anti-aging influencers, along with a handful of scientists, believe exchanging the plasma in your blood can do a similar thing for humans to help slow biological aging. The procedure is currently offered for thousands of dollars a session at many longevity clinics.One
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Axiom Space Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla (left) will be piloting Axiom-4 mission to ISS. Led by former Nasa astronaut Peggy Whitson, the Ax-4 team of astronauts also includes Slawosz Uznanski-Wisniewski from Poland and Tibor Kapu from Hungary The Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4), set to take off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida next week,
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When end of life is inevitable and patients/families consent, aggressive therapies, medications and interventions are stopped but care is never withdrawn. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benjamin Franklin, in 1879, observed that certainty is limited to two things – death and taxes. Time and technology have proven him only half wrong.
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(In the weekly Health Matters newsletter, Zubeda Hamid writes about getting to good health, and staying there. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.) By now, everyone knows that tobacco is deeply unhealthy. You could be living under a rock on a remote mountain top, and you would still know that it is unhealthy. Tobacco, the World Health Organization
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‘Nisha Aur Uske Cousins’ fame Vibhu Raghave is another star who fought cancer. The actor had stage four neuroendocrine cancer of the colon. He had been undergoing the treatment for a while now. Besides his family, Vibhu’s main support has been his group of friends who not only stood by him emotionally but also assisted
Seetu Tewari BBC Hindi, Patna Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Cases of rape and sexual assault often make headlines in India The death of a 10-year-old rape victim in the eastern Indian state of Bihar after an alleged delay in medical treatment has sparked outrage in the country. The girl died on Sunday
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An Australian woman who cooked a toxic mushroom meal has told her murder trial she has long been a mushroom lover, but more recently developed a taste for wild fungi varieties that have “more flavour”. Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the murder of three relatives, and the attempted murder of another, after serving
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When we think about essential minerals, calcium and iron often steal the spotlight. But there’s another crucial player working behind the scenes: phosphorus. It’s the second most abundant mineral in your body, and while it might not get as much attention, its role is vital. Why phosphorus matters Phosphorus might not get the same spotlight
Sleep banking involves intentionally accumulating extra sleep before periods of anticipated sleep deprivation to mitigate negative effects like impaired cognitive function and weakened immunity. Research suggests this proactive approach can improve performance and strengthen the body’s ability to cope with stress. Experts recommend extending sleep time, maintaining a consistent schedule, and practicing good sleep hygiene
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