MEPs have asked the European Commission to launch proceedings against Ireland, saying GDPR rights were not enforced in a significant privacy case against Facebook, the Irish Independent reports. They want the EU to punish Ireland for what they believe was a failure to ensure privacy rights – and mishandling a high profile case taken by activist Max Schrems […]
Our economy is crippled, and we’re facing into an expected surge of non-Covid deaths – everything from cancer to heart disease – because of the restrictions placed on our heath service for the past year. But is this never-ending lockdown actually following the science? A growing number of leading experts don’t seem to think so, […]
It strikes me that a lot of people are arguing with each other about masks, and not always on a scientific basis but more on an emotional level, which frequently includes ad hominem attacks on those who hold opposing views. There’s a sense that people are demonising people each other: both those who believe masks should […]
There is an interesting European collaborative mortality monitoring activity among 24 European countries called Euromomo (website: euromomo.eu). They collate and analyse weekly mortality statistics which are published on their website. The project has weekly mortality data since the beginning of 2016 and the mortality statistics are published below for the full period data is available. […]
Florence Nightingale, who was born 200 years ago, is rightly famed for revolutionising nursing. Her approach to caring for wounded soldiers and training nurses in the 19th century saved and improved countless lives. And her ideas on how to stay healthy still resonate today – as politicians give official guidance on how best to battle coronavirus. For […]