Tag Archives: First

Our first baby was like a local celebrity… the difference in having a lockdown baby is pretty stark

MY SECOND daughter is a lockdown babe through and through. he may only be four months old but so much of her life, both in utero and in the big bad world, has already been defined by rules, restrictions, bubbles and state-sanctioned 5km walks. I found out I was expecting a few weeks after Leo’s first Big… Read More »

Telehealth use dropped in February for first time since September

Dive Brief: Telehealth utilization among the commercially insured fell 16% from January to February, the first month-to-month drop since September, according to a tracker from nonprofit Fair Health. The data suggests a potential slowdown in demand for virtual care services that spiked last year in the early months of COVID-19. Historically high levels of telehealth… Read More »

Bristol Myers, flush with pair of CAR-T approvals, blueprints first cell therapy factory in Europe

Right on the heels of not one, but two CAR-T approvals in the U.S., Bristol Myers Squibb is bolstering its commercial cell therapy ambitions on the other side of the Atlantic. The company on Thursday pegged Leiden, Netherlands, as the home of its first cell therapy factory in Europe and its fifth worldwide. With planning for site design and… Read More »

‘Being homeless and a single parent to my first daughter at 21 was difficult’- 90s fitness instructor Mr Motivator

Legendary fitness instructor Mr Motivator has opened up about how he overcame homelessness and became a TV icon.  errick Evans, who is known for his lycra-clad TV workouts in the 1990s, said his life was really difficult before he landed his television gig. Speaking to Karl Henry on INM’s Real Health podcast, the fitness guru… Read More »

Vic has first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine

Victoria has taken delivery of its first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, with the rollout of the 50,800 doses to start early next week. It comes as the state on Friday celebrated a week-long run of “doughnut days”, with no locally-acquired coronavirus cases. The Health Department said the AstraZeneca doses had started arriving at Victoria’s… Read More »