Are women 32% more likely to die after operations by a male surgeon?
Women reported to be 32% more likely to die after operations by male surgeons, plus Test and Trace costs in Germany and the UK, the Covid death toll and podcast plans.
Are women 32% more likely to die after operation by a male surgeon? Headlines asserting this were shared across social media recently - but the truth is a bit more complicated.
We compare the price and the quality of the UK鈥檚 Test and Trace system with that of Germany and check on what鈥檚 happening to the Covid death toll during the Omicron wave.
And we investigate the worrying statistic that one in ten people are planning to start a podcast in the coming year.
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