How to get mould stains out of fabric

How frustrating is it when you pull out your summer wardrobe or outdoor cushion covers to discover patches of mould? Not only is it unsightly, but mould can also cause a range of allergic reactions. Unfortunately, drying your clothes in the sun will kill mould spores, but it won’t help with the stains. Before you… Read More »

How Halloween is celebrated around the world

Halloween in Australia is still a relatively new concept, while the northern hemisphere embrace pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin carving and weeks planning the best and most original costume, Halloween in Australia still seems a little ad-hoc. Maybe it’s because we don’t have the autumnal changing of foliage and the cooler days to get us into… Read More »

Partners HealthCare creates funds for AI development, digital tools

Partners HealthCare, a health system founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General, has set up two investment funds aimed at providing funding for digital technologies like artificial intelligence and pre-clinical life sciences. The two funds are the Artificial Intelligence and Digital Translation Fund, which boasts initial funding of $ 30 million over five… Read More »

WuXi Biologics doubles down on Ireland, will build vaccine plant there

WuXi Biologics last year selected Europe for its first manufacturing site outside of China. It turns out it likes its Ireland location so much that its vaccine JV will build a plant next door.  WuXi Vaccines last week won approval to build a 15,520-square-meter, three-story vaccine manufacturing facility next to where it is building its… Read More »

Think your child might have a disability or developmental delay? Take these steps

While we all want our children not to have any problems at all, the reality is that life doesn’t always work that way. Many children suffer from some sort of problem, whether it’s something minor and often temporary, like a speech delay, or something more difficult and permanent, like cerebral palsy or autism. Children with… Read More »

CDC says vaping illness epidemic is ‘leveling off or even declining’

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The number of cases of a deadly lung illness linked to vaping appears to be “leveling off or even declining,” a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Friday. “It’s serious and potentially fatal, but it is preventable,” Dr. Anne Schuchat, the CDC’s principal deputy director, told… Read More »