Author: James Martin
There’s no standard test for prostate cancer, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two of the more commonly used tests are a digital rectal exam and a blood test for prostate specific antigen (PSA), an enzyme that is typically higher in men with prostate cancer. A study published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine Evidence looked at how successful the blood tests were for all races, and specifically for Black men, by estimating how often these tests led to over overdiagnosis and overtreatment. The researchers looked at three decades of records through 2016, the…
Clearview AI has been fined £7.55 million ($9.5 million) by the UK’s privacy watchdog for illegally scraping the facial images of UK residents from social media and the web. It was also ordered to stop obtaining the data of UK residents and to delete any it has already collected. “The company not only enables identification of those people, but effectively monitors their behavior and offers it as a commercial service. That is unacceptable,” said UK information commissioner John Edwards in a statement. The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) opened a joint investigation with Australia into Clearview AI back in 2020,…
This weekend, Super League and Rugby League Cares have run the tackle the tough stuff campaign, which has a focus on mental wellbeing. A number of current and former rugby league stars have shared their stories and experiences when battling with their mental health. Hull KR prop forward Tom Garratt has opened up on how he has coped with the passing of his mum, who recently lost her battle with cancer. Despite her illness, she rarely missed an opportunity to see Garratt play, and regularly watched him play with Dewsbury Rams in the Championship. Garratt told Super League’s website, “She…
(CNN) — Travelers have been waiting more than two years to get Down Under and now, at last, Australia is open to the world again. With a coastline that unfurls for almost 40,000 kilometers around six states and two territories, there is nowhere on Earth like Australia, with its vast and timeless land, potent as a dream, thriving with life along ancient fault lines. Real connection to the country through exploration, learning, romance and rejuvenation will take time but it’s worth every second. So, if you’re looking for awe and adventure that can take weeks to experience, and lifetimes to…
Placeholder while article actions loadIt’s beyond disappointing that UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson chose to escalate his quarrel with the European Union at this moment, with war raging in Ukraine and unity in the face of Russian aggression of surpassing importance. Unfortunately, it’s not surprising.At issue is the Northern Ireland Protocol, a part of the exit deal Britain struck with the EU in 2020 that controls trade to and from the province. No doubt, it was poorly designed and needs attention. But it can and should be mended through cooperation — certainly not by Johnson threatening to tear up an…
A court in Kyiv has sentenced a Russian soldier to life in prison for the killing of a Ukrainian civilian, in the first verdict in a trial related to war crimes carried out by the Russian army during its invasion of Ukraine.Vadim Shishimarin, a 21-year-old sergeant, was found guilty of killing 62-year-old Oleksandr Shelipov in Sumy region during the first days of the invasion.The verdict was delivered on Monday lunchtime by judge Serhii Ahafonov at a packed courtroom, with dozens of Ukrainian and foreign television cameras crammed into the small room.The judge said although Shishimarin cooperated with the investigation and…
PC accessory manufacturer Corsair has unveiled its first laptop, the 16-inch Voyager AMD Advantage Edition, that’s unabashedly designed for gamers and streamers. It’s an all-AMD affair, packing both Ryzen 6000-series processors and an AMD Radeon RX 6800M GPU. It appears to be some of the first fruit from its 2019 purchase of gaming PC manufacturer Origin. The highlight feature is a 10-key LCD macro bar above the keyboard that’s powered by Elgato, allowing streamers to customize controls using Stream Deck software. At the same time, you don’t have a MacBook Pro touch bar situation where the function keys have been…
Anisimova saves three break points, and then Osaka’s serve falls apart in the next game, a double fault handing the American a 6-5 lead and the chance to serve for the set. Updated at 05.56 EDTOsaka and Anisimova has been a largely even contest so far, going with serve, though Osaka can claim the first set with a break of serve with the score at 5-4. Her own serve did not exactly look tip-top in the last game. Updated at 05.56 EDTPreambleEn Paris, il fait mauvais, so it feels like this could be a day spent on the show courts only. On…
Aldi is one supermarket that has speedy checkouts; customers need to be prepared to fill their shopping bags quickly, or dump it all back into the trolley, pay and pack it neatly at the packing benches behind the tills or in the boot of their car. One shopper, however, took to the Aldi UK Shoppers Facebook group to speak about the fast checkout system in place, in hope of hearing how other shoppers avoid squashed food. Jane Sarah posted on social media: “Does anyone pack as they go at aldi? Or do you pack after.“I tried today and felt so under…
Editor’s Note — Forget what you think you know about British food. This Sunday at 9 p.m. ET “Searching for Italy,” Stanley Tucci explores how Italian immigration has transformed the food scene in his adopted hometown of London.(CNN) — Like many Italians living abroad, Peppe Corsaro missed his mother’s cooking. Born in Sicily, he moved to London when he was 16, and soon started yearning for his home flavors and traditions — especially the bustling Sunday lunch, when mothers and grandmothers cooked timeless favorites for an open-air, marathon feast that could easily spill into the evening hours.After he built up…