Who is Margaret Keenan and why this 90-year-old British woman is grabbing eyeballs
Margaret Keenan alias Maggie is a 90-year-old British grandmother who became the first patient in the world to receive the Pfizer coronavirus jab following its clinical approval as the National Health Service (NHS) launched its vaccine campaign on Tuesday.
Dec 09, 2020, 10:25 AM IST
90-year-old British grandmother becomes first person to receive Pfizer anti-COVID jab in 'landmark moment'
Maggie is among the first set of people contacted in advance by the NHS for the jab based on a pre-determined health risk criteria and will include 87-year-old British Indian grandfather of nine Hari Shukla, who will get his first dose at a hospital in Newcastle.
Dec 08, 2020, 14:01 PM IST
Don't get carried away with COVID-19 vaccine 'over optimism': UK PM Boris Johnson tells Britons
Johnson stressed that it remains important that the country follows the tiered COVID Winter Plan and remain under alert to get through the long and cold months ahead before the vaccine administration process is in full swing by early next year.
Dec 03, 2020, 18:27 PM IST
Britain's first man to give birth says he will not raise daughter as gender neutral
Cross, who became pregnant in September using an anonymous sperm donor, revealed he had given birth to his daughter Trinity-Leigh on June 16.
Jul 10, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
North Korean hackers behind WannaCry cyber-attack
The same group is believed to have targeted Sony Pictures in 2014 during the release of the film 'The Interview', a satire about the North Korean leadership.
Jun 16, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
NHS cyber-attack: Patients asked to use services 'wisely'
The ransomeware, which locked files and demanded payment to allow access, has infected 200,000 machines in 150 countries since Friday
May 15, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
Breakthrough in HIV? Researchers may have found a possible cure for deadly infection
The research, being carried out by five of Britain's top universities with NHS support, is combining standard antiretroviral drugs with a drug that reactivates dormant HIV and a vaccine that induces the immune system to destroy the infected cells.
Oct 03, 2016, 11:28 AM IST
Homeopathy no more effective than placebo drugs, says scientist
The professor who made the claims, was the chair of a working party by the National Health and Medical Research Council which was tasked with reviewing the evidence of 176 trials of homeopathy to establish if the treatment is valid.
Feb 20, 2016, 20:45 PM IST
Why you should think twice before giving your children raisins?
Many parents think raisins are a good option because they're packed with vitamins
Nov 16, 2015, 11:36 AM IST
