Global temperatures increased by 1.6ºC above pre-industrial levels.in 2024, the first year that they have crossed the 1.5ºC threshold set by the global Paris Agreement. Last year was the hottest since temperatures started being recorded in 1850, with a global average temperature of 15.1ºC. This was 0.12ºC hotter than 2023, the previous record-holder. “Multiple global […] Continue reading ->
A widely cited study about the use of Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19, published in March 2020, has been retracted by its publisher, Elsevier. The study, published in Elsevier’s International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, was retracted in the January 2025 edition of the journal (issued last month). “Concerns have been raised regarding this article, […] Continue reading ->
In 2024, the world reached an alarming milestone: the hottest global temperatures ever recorded. Floods, heat waves, tropical storms, hurricanes, droughts, and wildfires are affecting everyone, everywhere, with devastating consequences.  But behind the headlines of environmental catastrophe lies a quieter crisis: the health impacts of climate change on women, families and newborns, and the health […] Continue reading ->
Chinese surgeons have used a surgical robotic system and a high-speed satellite to perform five operations on patients thousands of kilometres away from them, according to China Global Television Network (CGTN), China’s global news  broadcaster. The surgeons, who were based in the Chinese cities of Lhasa, Dali and Sanya, performed procedures on the Beijing patients’ […] Continue reading ->