PA Media Dr Amir Hamid said he was “lucky” to get treated and recover quickly A London-based eye-surgeon has described how he himself underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina after a blind spot appeared in his right eye. Dr Amir Hamid, 51, has performed more than 10,000 cataract and laser refractive surgeries in his…
Family handout Joel was five when he contracted flu and had to spend three weeks in intensive care at Bristol Children’s Hospital Jen SmithSouth West health correspondent The parents of a boy who became so unwell with flu he spent three weeks in intensive care are urging other families to get their children vaccinated against…
A football club in the Isle of Lewis has started turning an overgrown area into a new training pitch with funding from NHS Western Isles. Carloway Football Club said the green space, next to its main pitch, would be used for team exercises and community activities. The health board said £22,000 in capital grant funding…
Tor Browser 15.0.4 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory. This version includes important security updates to Firefox. Send us your feedback If you find a bug or have a suggestion for how we could improve this release, please let us know. Full changelog The full changelog…
Key takeaways VoidLink is an advanced malware framework made up of custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and modular plugins designed to maintain long-term access to Linux systems. The framework includes multiple cloud-focused capabilities and modules, and is engineered to operate reliably in cloud and container environments over extended periods. VoidLink’s architecture is extremely flexible and highly…
Hugh PymHealth editor BBC Guts have become a source of immense fascination. Social media influencers promote unproven supplements said to boost gut health, whilst milk and kombucha brands promise to nourish them with “good bacteria”. Some have dismissed the gut-obsession as a passing fad – however many doctors think that our gut microbiome might affect…
Joanna MorrisBBC Shared Data Unit Getty Images The number of children in drug and alcohol treatment has been rising since the coronavirus pandemic Three women whose teenage sons died after becoming addicted to drugs have told the BBC the system failed their children. Anita Morris, Nicola Howarth and Kate Roux spoke to the BBC as…
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, January 13th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9764, (Tue, Jan 13th) Source link
Overview The State Department’s recently released “America First Global Health Strategy” – the first roadmap for what comes next for U.S. global health engagement – charts a path of declining U.S. support over time as recipient countries increasingly take on financial responsibility for programs. It includes a focus on health commodities, as frontline services, stating…
CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, is the world’s biggest tech show, where companies launch new gadgets and announce new developments, and it happens every January. This year, it attracted over 148,000 attendees and over 4,100 exhibitors. It sprawls across the Las Vegas Convention Center, the city’s biggest exhibition space, and spills over into adjacent hotels. …
