removes

China removes pangolin scales from list of traditional medicines to protect them from extinction

by

China lists pangolins as ‘critically endangered’ and removes mention of the reptile’s scales as a medical treatment from national healthcare guidelines The Chinese government is increasing protections for the endangered pangolin National healthcare previously literature listed pangolin scales as a treatment for poor circulation, swelling, and a lactation aid Scales will no longer be mentioned … Read more

Dating app Grindr removes ‘ethnicity filter’ allowing users to search for potential partners by race

by

Dating app Grindr removes ‘ethnicity filter’ that allows users to search for potential partners by race after getting roasted online for its tweet in support of ‘Black Lives Matter’ Singletons can pay £12.99-a-month in order to access the ethnicity filter But Grindr has said it will now remove the feature in the next version of … Read more

$2 magic shaving powder that removes hair in minutes goes viral on TikTok

by

With many beauty salons across the country currently closed amid the pandemic, people are on the hunt for at-home alternatives to their favorite treatments – and one in particular has taken the internet by storm: magic shaving powder.  The product, which retails for less than $2 in most drugstores, has sparked a viral sensation on … Read more

Tinder tests ‘Global Mode’ that removes geography limits and lets users to search for dates anywhere

by

Tinder is testing ‘Global Mode’ that removes app’s geography limits and allows users to search for dates anywhere in the world Tinder is testing a feature that lets users search for dates without a distance limit Previously Tinder had a 100-mile limit through which users could find matches It would even allow users to search … Read more

Government removes China from its official coronavirus death toll comparison list

by

Downing Street has removed China from the list of other countries it uses to compare the spread of the coronavirus – in a snub to Beijing amid widespread anger at the nation’s apparent cover-up of the seriousness of its coronavirus outbreak.  It is another diplomatic attack on China in the wake of Donald Trump’s accusations that … Read more

Facebook removes ‘pseudoscience’ from list of allowable keywords for advertisers

by

Facebook removes ‘pseudoscience’ from list of allowable keywords that advertisers use to target people Facebook has removed ‘pseudoscience’ from its list of allowable keywords  The decision comes after a report from The Markup An ad portal for ‘pseudoscience’ had more than 78 million people  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 21:14 BST, 23 April 2020 … Read more

Facebook removes fitness instructor’s workout massage video after mistaking it for sexual content

by

Facebook removes fitness instructor’s workout massage video for pensioners to get them through lockdown after mistaking it for sexual content John Molyneux, 41, runs daily workout training programmes aimed at over-65s  But his tutorial on how to massage leg muscles after a workout was removed from his Facebook page, Molyfit, last Wednesday by the social … Read more

NYC hospital removes blood, enriches it with oxygen and returns it to Covid patients

by

Doctors at a Brooklyn hospitals are removing coronavirus patients’ blood from their bodies, rejunvenating it with oxygen, and returning it to the patients in an experimental bid to help those on ventilators.  The procedure is known as ‘ECMO’ –  extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.  As critically ill coronavirus patients flood into their hospitals, doctors have noticed a … Read more