Author Archives: Health

Parents say first-grader who died by suicide was bullied by racist classmates

Loading the player… San Antonio parents Jermaine and LaKeisha Chaney suspect that relentless bullying led to the death of their son, Jeffery Taylor. In 2019, four days before Christmas Day, Taylor was found dead in his bedroom with a gun that his parents owned lying beside him.  LaKeisha Chaney told KENS 5 that the day… Read More »

Reaching vaccine targets is key to a return to mostly-normal life. But can the hesitant be swayed?

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Health Canada Will it take incentives to convince the 20 per cent of Canadian who appear to be sitting on the sidelines? Or coercive policies? Author of the article: Sharon Kirkey Publishing date: May 22, 2021  •  14 hours ago  •  5 minute read  •  265 Comments According to data, “vaccine willingness”… Read More »

‘There’s a danger that drinking has got much worse during Covid lockdowns’

The word “spike” has become ­so familiar to us in the last year due to spikes in Covid-19 ­infections and admissions to hospitals. But there have been other ones running in parallel – spikes in alcohol deaths. Especially between April and September last year. And the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal… Read More »