Wed 28 January 2026: The trial against Meta and YouTube was scheduled to kick off with jury selection in California Superior Court. TikTok has agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit on social media addiction, according to one of the plaintiff’s lawyers, on the day the trial was due to start against two remaining companies. TikTok […]
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Tue 27 January 2026: Low taxes and easy availability of sugary drinks and alcoholic spirits remain a politically convenient decision, shifting the true cost of consumption onto overstretched hospitals and grieving families. Samuel Omondi, a 34-year-old taxi driver in Nairobi, used to down two or three bottles of sugary soda during each gruelling 12-hour shift […]
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Tue 27 January 2026: A joint team of Chinese and US researchers has identified a specific group of highly adaptable tumor cells that act as a central hub driving lung cancer progression, China’s state-run Xinhua News reported on Sunday. A study published this week in Nature, led by researchers from Huazhong Agricultural University in China and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: French, Swiss food giants Danone and Nestle have also recalled infant formula batches in recent weeks over toxin fears. French dairy product giant Lactalis has announced a recall of batches of infant formula in France and more than a dozen other countries over worries batches have been contaminated by a toxin. […]
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Thu 22 January 2026: Thursday marks one year since US President Donald Trump ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) just hours after taking office. According to an agreement between the US and the Geneva-based UN agency, the withdrawal is due to be effective as of Thursday after the US saw out a mandatory one-year notice […]
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Wed 21 January 2026: When a parent’s attention shifts to their phone, a child does not just feel “unnoticed”—their self-esteem, empathy, and ability to form secure attachments are also affected. Studies show that children exposed to parental phubbing experience increased loneliness and social withdrawal. At home, in the park, or at the dinner table, a child may […]
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Tue 20 January 2026: For one in five people, losing a pet has been more distressing than losing a human loved one. New research has revealed that 21% of those who experienced both types of bereavement found their pet’s death harder to bear. The findings challenge how society views pet loss. It’s often dismissed as “disenfranchised grief” – […]
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Mon 19 January 2026: Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport has thrown its support behind Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy’s call to ban any level of alcohol consumption for drivers. Earlier this week, Creecy released the festive season road statistics and called for zero tolerance for drinking and driving. It is currently a criminal offense to exceed […]
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Sun 18 January 2026: A new study published on Friday ruled out a possible link between autism and the use of paracetamol, associated with Tylenol brand in the US, during pregnancy, contradicting previous claims by US President Donald Trump. “Current evidence does not indicate a clinically important increase in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, […]
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Wed 14 January 2026: Low tax rates in most countries have made sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages cheaper, fueling obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers, and injuries, especially among children, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday. WHO called on governments to significantly strengthen “health taxes” on sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages for promoting health […]
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