Author: Trainee Reporter

A significant portion of people’s daily lives is devoted to medicines, but they also come with their fair share of side effects. Identifying the side effects of the medicines you are taking is essential to ensuring your health and safety. Even though medications are meant to treat certain conditions or symptoms, they can also carry unintended effects on the body. Identifying side effects of medications To properly identify and manage any medication side effects, start by thoroughly reading the medication label and patient information leaflet that comes with the medication packaging or is provided by the pharmacist. Make sure to focus on the sections that cover ‘Side Effects’ or…

Lisbon: Portugal has announced it will not pay reparations for the dreadfulness committed during the transatlantic slave trade and colonial period. This is an obstructive response to the earlier statements made by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Between the 15th and 19th centuries, Portuguese crafts forcibly transported 6 million Africans across the Atlantic and bartered them into slavery, specifically in Brazil. Rebelo de Sousa recommended that Portugal recompense for the mistreatments earmarked during its colonial history by withdrawing the debts of its former territories and delivering them with monetary backing. The Portuguese government released a statement expressing its desire to…

London: Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III of Britain will resume his public responsibilities next week. This will be his first public appearance since he was diagnosed with cancer almost three months ago. The Palace stated in its official statement that the King will soon return to his public-facing duties after receiving treatment and taking time to convalesce. It was mentioned that the King’s medical team is very optimistic about his improvement but did not reveal any further details. King Charles, accompanied by Queen Camilla, will be visiting an anonymous cancer centre to meet medical experts and patients. The palace stated that this visit would be the first of several outward engagements that…

Geneva: Recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that antibiotics have been frequently overused during the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. This overuse may be attributed to the unnoticed spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which is a serious public health concern. Studies found that only 8 percent of COVID-19 patients who were hospitalised carried bacterial co-infections that needed antibiotics. However, three out of four, or 75 percent of patients, were still given antibiotics as a precautionary measure. The use of antibiotics varied from 33 percent of patients in the Western Pacific Region to 83 percent of patients in the Eastern Mediterranean and African Regions. Between…

United Kingdom: The UK government has given the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the police more powers to seize, freeze and destroy criminal crypto assets. Organised lawbreakers such as drug dealers, fraudsters, and terrorists are growingly operating crypto investments to launder the profits of their illegal activities and extend funds. According to the National Assessment Centre of the NCA, it is assessed that illegal crypto dealings were correlated to the UK reaching at least £1.2 billion in 2021, and possibly even higher. To combat this growing danger, the government revamped the proceeds of offence and terror ruling, which now makes it more comfortable for UK…

London: Doctors have started testing a personalised mRNA cancer vaccine, the first of its kind in the world, on hundreds of patients suffering from melanoma. Specialists praised its possibility of healing cancer forever as ‘game-changing.’ Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, impacting about 132,000 people worldwide every year. While surgery is presently the preliminary treatment for melanoma, radiotherapy, medicines, and chemotherapy are also occasionally used. Medical professionals are currently experimenting with new vaccines that are specifically tailored to each patient and directed to train their immune system to target cancer cells, thus averting the infection from recurring. In a phase 2 trial, these…

United States: According to the Pentagon, US forces have begun building a port and causeway off the coast of Gaza. The port and causeway will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. A statement from the Pentagon’s press secretary, Major General Patrick Ryder, regarding the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore, or JLOTS floating pier delivery system, said that, “I can confirm that U.S. military vessels, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway at sea. We are aware of the significant interest in this important effort and will provide much more information…

Burkina Faso: A new report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed Burkina Faso’s army killed 223 civilians, including 56 children. Recently published reports state that mass killings occurred in the northern villages of Nondin and Soro in February. According to the International Rights Group, it seems that an across-the-board military movement is being carried out against civilians charged with partnership with armed packs. Nondin reported 44 deaths, including 20 children, and nearby Soro declared 179 deaths, including 36 children. HRW stated that it communicated with dozens of spectators between February and March and examined videotapes and pictures shared by survivors. It even received…

Paris: The International Energy Agency (IEA) has said that batteries should lead to a sixfold rise in global energy storage to meet renewable energy targets, after their deployment in the power sector more than doubled last year. The IEA reported that the deployment of batteries in the global electricity industry rose by over 130 percent from the previous year, with new batteries totalling 42 gigawatts (GW) being sealed into electricity systems worldwide. The agency precautioned that approximately 1,500GW of battery storage will be needed globally by the end of the decade to preclude a slowdown in the worldwide change to clean energy…

United Kingdom: The UK Government has announced that it will enhance access to malaria drugs to tackle one of the leading causes of death among children in sub-Saharan Africa. It is estimated that more than 600,000 people die every year from malaria, despite it being preventable and remediable. To assist address this issue, the UK Government allotted £7.4 million to sustain MedAccess in its measures to mediate lower expenses for crucial malaria drugs and diagnostic tests for those impacted by the infection in different countries. This funding increased the total UK backing for MedAccess to £17.4 million, which will facilitate one million people to access new diagnostic tests and 120…