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The Covid-19 inquiry is sounding a clear warning. If it’s not heeded, yet more lives will be lost | Ben Connah

05 March at 17:25 PM, via The Guardian

It’s not a question of if, but when, another pandemic hits Britain. We owe it to all those who suffered to make sure mistakes are not repeated

What makes the independent inquiry set up to examine the UK’s response to, and the impact of, the Covid-19 pandemic unlike any other in British history is that we are not examining something that affected one specific group of people. The chair,...

You’ve Never Seen Ants Like This Before

05 March at 12:03 PM, via New York Times

The Antscan database captures the tiny insects’ diversity and shows how the world’s living things could be rendered in three dimensions.

Will China own the green energy future? – podcast

05 March at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that import a high proportion of their fuel, it’s a reminder of the perils of energy dependence. As the recipient of almost 90% of Iran’s crude oil, China knows this only too well. Which partly explains why the country spent the last decade heavily investing in clean power.

To find out what else could be driving...

How a clump of moss helped convict grave robbers in Illinois

05 March at 04:00 AM, via The Guardian

Four cemetery workers dug up and moved more than 100 bodies to resell the burial plots nearly 20 years ago

It was a particularly heinous crime. Four workers at a cemetery near Chicago dug up more than 100 bodies and dumped the remains elsewhere in the grounds, in order to resell the burial plots for profit.

Now, nearly two decades after the scandal broke at Burr Oak cemetery in Alsip, Illinois,...

Weight loss drugs may stop people getting addicted to drugs and alcohol, study finds

05 March at 01:30 AM, via The Guardian

US study suggests GLP-1s, used to treat type 2 diabetes, could also reduce risk of people already using substances from overdosing

Weight loss drugs could help people avoid getting addicted to alcohol, tobacco and drugs such as cannabis and cocaine, a study has found.

They could also reduce the risk of people already addicted to illicit substances having an overdose, ending up in hospital or...

Scientists laud life-changing drug for children with resistant form of epilepsy

05 March at 00:00 AM, via The Guardian

Preliminary trials into Zorevunersen find drug to be safe and well tolerated by those with Dravet syndrome

Scientists have hailed a potentially life-changing drug for children with a hard to treat form of epilepsy, after promising early clinical trial results.

Dravet syndrome is a genetic disorder which causes treatment resistant epilepsy and is often accompanied by speech and developmental...

‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK society

04 March at 20:17 PM, via The Guardian

Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people

The final module in the long-running Covid-19 inquiry has concluded, marking the end of public hearings that began almost three years ago.

While other sections of the inquiry have focused on specific areas of the pandemic, such as the care sector, economy, vaccines and...

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