AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company behind the latest COVID-19 vaccine to release the results of its clinical trial, is looking to join the ranks of vaccines already approved in the United States. On Monday, the company announced that their vaccine was found to be 79% effective against the spread of the […]
A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has concluded that women are more likely to experience side effects after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. According to the “First Month of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring” study published last month, 79% of reports of the more serious […]
After the massive success of Netflix series Ginny & Georgia, breakout star Antonia Gentry, who plays Ginny, appeared on The Ellen Show to talk about the project, her role, and how her personal experiences with racial microaggressions made their way into the show. The segment was guest-hosted by tWitch, who […]
At least once a month, I find myself drawn in by a brand using an almost-fat model on their social media feeds. The model – or more often, an influencer – is wearing clothing that fits her fabulously, prompting me to rush to the brand’s site, thrilled with the idea […]
Skincare vloggers and beauty editors alike describe The Inkey List as a new version of The Ordinary. The label, which was formulated, developed, and launched in the UK in 2018, launched at U.S. Sephora stores in 2019 following its success in the European market. Since then, there’s been consistent buzz […]
Paris Fashion Week may have closed out the official Fashion Month calendar earlier this month, but unofficially, as seen on the streets of Tokyo this week, there was still plenty of fashion to come. With coronavirus under control in Tokyo, the city hosted an in-person Fashion Week for fashion brands […]
I have cried approximately 17 times in the past fortnight, sometimes twice a day. I have cried at my desk while working. I have cried in the shower. I have cried myself to sleep watching the horrific videos of elders who look like members of my family in the US […]
I like to joke that I’m not single or taken — instead, I’m in love with a fictional character. Characters, if I’m being honest. Exactly when this gag entered my psyche is lost on me, but it’s been years that I’ve repeatedly raised the eyebrows of those who don’t speak […]
Tanya Wildes, MD, is one of those doctors who was born, not made. She’s known that medicine was her calling since she was four years old, when she instinctively reset her sister’s dislocated finger (please don’t try it at home, she warns). And yet last August, after 12 years of […]
A crowdfunding campaign in memory of Sarah Everard has now raised more than £525,000. The campaign’s organisers, Reclaim These Streets, originally set a £320,000 target. This sum was symbolic, representing the £10,000 fine that 32 planned vigils in Everard’s honour would incur. With their target exceeded by more than £200,000, […]
