The US rap superstar, of course. Last week, Minaj found herself in an unlikely war words with England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty and the prime minister Boris Johnson after suggesting covid vaccination could cause impotency. After it emerged that guests at Met Gala New York had to be vaccinated attend, refused on grounds her cousin Trinidad turned down invitation get “cuz his …

Absolutely. And with such a high volume of used personal protective equipment (PPE) piling up across the globe, one Indian fashion designer has decided to put her skills good use by turning PPE offcuts into mattresses for patients covid-19. Lakshmi Menon had brainwave after hearing that covid …

Doughnut giant Krispy Kreme is offering “sweet support” to Americans who protect themselves against SARS-CoV-2 by giving a free glazed doughnut anyone provides proof of having had jab. The company’s marketing—I mean, generosity—doesn’t stop there. Glossy, sugar coated, deep fried rings dough are being dropped off at some US vaccination centres for staff delivering the vaccines. Uhmm. Well, yo...

It is probably true that people receive the advertising they deserve. Even though we often prefer to deny it, advertisements in medical journals must influence and reflect our habits in some way or other, for otherwise the advertisers would not spend such large sums of money on their preparation and publication. Even partial glimpses of excavated advertisements from the days ofthe ancient Roman...