President Joe Biden says China’s Xi Jinping doesn’t have a democratic ‘bone in his body’

President Joe Biden signaled he is looking to reset U.S.-China policy from the Trump administration, saying the two nations can avoid a conflict, even as he said Chinese President Xi Jinping as lacking a democratic ‘bone in his body.’ Biden said he didn’t mean the line as criticism – but he leveled as his administration … Read more

West End Sound Of Music actress Jean Bayless dies aged 88 after battle with bone cancer

West End Sound Of Music actress Jean Bayless dies aged 88 after battle with bone cancer Jean played Maria in the original Sound Of Music West End production in 1961 The actress passed away on Friday, her family announced  She is survived by her sons, Daniel and Adam, and her five granddaughters By Connie Rusk … Read more

Enormous ‘mammoth’ bone on Isle of Wight beach up to 125,000 years old

Two fossil-hunting brothers have found a huge prehistoric bone that once belonged to either a straight-tusked elephant or the extinct mammoth.  Joe Furguson, 28, and Luke Furguson, 30, found the 3 feet, 3 inch (1 metre) humerus bone near Brighstone Bay on the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight.  The astonishing find – which was sticking … Read more

Etchings found on a 120,000-year-old bone are believed to be the oldest symbols made by humans

Etchings found on a 120,000-year-old bone of an extinct giant cow that once roamed Israel are believed to be the oldest symbols made by humans An butchering site was discovered in Israel that dates back 120,000 years Experts found a trove of bone fragments, with one bearing six markings A further analysis reveals it was … Read more

Girl, 12, with rare bone marrow failure faces a race to find a donor after Covid caused error

A young girl who had been waiting on a bone marrow transplant was turned away from hospital at the last minute after being told donor was no longer compatible. Libby Cotts, from Essex, was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anaemia in October. The 12-year-old, who has been having weekly blood and platelet transfusions, had been expecting … Read more

Girl, 12, waiting on bone marrow transplant turned away from hospital

A young girl who had been waiting on a bone marrow transplant was turned away from hospital at the last minute after being told donor was no longer compatible. Libby Cotts, from Essex, was diagnosed with Severe Aplastic Anaemia in October. The 12-year-old, who has been having weekly blood and platelet transfusions, had been expecting … Read more

Baby with genetic disease undergoes life-saving bone marrow transplant after ‘miracle’ donor found

A baby boy battling a rare and deadly genetic disease has undergone a life-saving bone marrow transplant after a vital miracle donor was found days after his first birthday. Reign Miller-Hardy has hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a condition where his immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs. The one-year-old was diagnosed in August after being rushed to … Read more

Girl, 8, gets life-saving bone marrow transplant due to a rare blood disorder

An eight-year-old girl with a life-threatening blood disease has finally found a vital bone marrow donor after her last match dropped out at the last minute.  Evie Hodgson, from Whitby, North Yorkshire, needs a transplant as part of her treatment for aplastic anaemia and earlier this year began to prepare for the operation, which included dental work and … Read more

Doctor who’s close to the (funny) bone: PATRICK MARMION reviews This Is Going To Hurt

 This Is Going To Hurt (Apollo Theatre, London) Verdict: Queasy rider Rating: The Great Gatsby (Immersive LDN) Verdict: Fizzy Fitzgerald  Rating: Lone Flyer (Watermill, Newbury) Verdict: Little gem   Rating: Given the fevered state of the nation, re-opening the West End with a hospital doctor who’s gone rogue was a stroke of mischievous genius. The … Read more

Archaeology: Oldest-known case of ‘stone bone disease’ discovered in Iron Age remains from Albania 

Osteopetrosis is a bone disease that makes bones abnormally dense and prone to breakage.  Researchers have described several major types of osteopetrosis, which are usually distinguished by their pattern of inheritance: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked.  The different types of the disorder can also be distinguished by the severity of their signs and symptoms. … Read more