Dr Michelle Fiscus says muzzle was sent anonymously, perhaps as a warning, before she was fired over efforts to vaccinate teenagersA former Tennessee government official who was fired amid controversy over vaccine access for teenagers has denied sending herself a dog muzzle she told authorities was delivered anonymously, possibly as a warning to be quiet, after investigators determined it was...

Extreme weather events widen existing inequalities and traumatise victims while climate anxiety affects mental healthMedical students are demanding their schools include the climate crisis as a core component of the curriculum, as the intensifying climate emergency highlights the corresponding health crisis.Hannah Chase, a final year medical student at Oxford said the sense of urgency hit home...

MHRA authorises use of vaccine on those aged 12-17, saying it is safe and effective for themCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s health regulator has approved Moderna’s Covid vaccine for use in children and young people aged 12 to 17 years.It is the second Covid-19 jab authorised for those aged between 12 and 17, after the Pfizer vaccine. Continue...

Former slave who rose through the social ranks was interred at necropolis of Porta Sarno before AD79The partially mummified remains, including hair and bones, of a former slave who rose through the social ranks have been found in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.The remains of Marcus Venerius Secundio were found in a tomb at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, which was one of the main entrance gates...

Poor policy outcomes are not the responsibility of ‘mutant maths’, but of choices made by people in powerA year ago, when the prime minister blamed a “mutant algorithm” for A-level students receiving lower than their predicted grades, a new phrase entered political discourse. Since then, the government’s proposed housing algorithm has been labelled “mutant” by the Conservative MP...

The famous number has many practical uses, mathematicians say, but is it really worth the time and effort to work out its trillions of digits?Swiss researchers have spent 108 days calculating pi to a new record accuracy of 62.8tn digits.Using a computer, their approximation beat the previous world record of 50tn decimal places, and was calculated 3.5 times as quickly. It’s an impressive and...

Two Western Australian areas have lowest vaccination rates in nation, closely followed by western NSW Follow the Australian Covid blogRestrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: NSW; Vic; QldHalf of parents concerned their children are developing behavioural issues due to lockdownsVaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morning email briefingAs the Australian government...

Flooding, droughts and wildfires will worsen as global heating disrupts the planet’s water cycleWater problems – drought, with its accompanying wildfires, and flooding – are likely to become much worse around the world as climate breakdown takes hold, according to the biggest assessment of climate science to date.Global heating of at least 1.5C is likely to happen within the next two...

Officials have not yet established a link between the case, detected in Auckland, and the border or managed isolation facilitiesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has a new case of Covid-19 transmission in the community, Ministry of Health officials have confirmed. The news will be greeted with dismay in the country, which has not had a case of transmission in the community since...

The demands on parents at home in the Covid pandemic seem to only be increasing – and there’s no end in sightWeek eight of lockdown and week six of home schooling. I’m taking deep breaths before the start of this new week as last week saw me hit a new low.My five-year-old was writing the letter “h” under much duress. He is reticent at best to do his work. We would bribe him with jelly...