The best foods to support your immune system and how to get more of them into your diet
No, eating mountains of broccoli or garlic galore will not protect you from Covid-19. There is no quick-fix for the immune...
Month: March 2020
With city life at a standstill, the call of the suburbs has never been stronger
I do not wish to put too rosy a gloss on the lockdown situation in the patch of suburbia where...
what does Covid-19 do to the body?
Coronavirus spreads by droplets from the mouth and nose and you can pick it up by touching someone who is...
What it’s like to have mild coronavirus symptoms
Before I start, I should say that during my illness, I wasn't tested for coronavirus – that was seemingly impossible, unless I...
How to treat coronavirus at home
What should you do if you begin to fall ill and are sitting on your living room sofa, worried it...
If we lone wolves know anything it’s the virtue of solitude
I’m not nostalgic (“If the past was so great, how come it’s history?” – that was mine) but in this...
Boris Johnson’s letter to the nation on Coronavirus in full
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written to the UK to outline the government's current plan for the containment of coronavirus...
Ministers were warned that the NHS could not cope with a pandemic three years ago but ‘terrifying’ results were kept secret
The NHS failed a major cross-government test of its ability to handle a severe pandemic but the “terrifying” results were...
Dentists warn emergency patients have nowhere to go after high street practices were shut prematurely
Dentists are dealing with cracked teeth by webcam, and are warning that emergency patients have nowhere to go after the NHS...
UK coronavirus patients will be treated with blood of recovered people, under PHE plans
Blood donated by patients who have recovered from Covid-19 will imminently be used as part of efforts to treat victims...
Fears over families stranded off Panama coast in cruise ship coronavirus outbreak
British travellers on a cruise liner where more than 130 people are suffering from coronavirus symptoms were on Saturday waiting...
Welsh lacrosse captain Eleanor Gaastra on how sport is helping her in role as intensive care doctor on NHS frontline
Eleanor Gaastra has been training relentlessly over the past few weeks. Each day has a regimented rhythm between work, rest...
Surgeon dies from coronavirus ‘contracted in UK hospital’
A renowned organ transplant specialist has become the first working NHS surgeon to die from coronavirus in Britain. Adil El...
Army of coronavirus volunteers will boost morale of NHS workers, victims commissioner says
The army of volunteers who have stepped forward to help the NHS during the coronavirus criss will lift the spirits...
Inside UK’s first NHS Nightingale hospital set up in response to coronavirus pandemic
The first images of Britain's first NHS Nightingale Hospital, the first of several created to help alleviate pressure on the health...
Neil Ferguson, the scientist who convinced Boris Johnson of UK coronavirus lockdown, criticised in past for flawed research
The scientist whose calculations about the potentially devastating impact of the coronavirus directly led to the countrywide lockdown has been criticised...
what are they and how soon should you call the NHS?
The coronavirus (Covid-19) has spread around the world fast since it emerged at the beginning of this year. More than 597,000 people...
What does the coronavirus lockdown mean for access to contraception?
It’s impossible not to sense panic and confusion. As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths rise globally, we are...
Scientist who convinced Boris Johnson of UK coronavirus lockdown criticised in past for flawed research
The scientist whose calculations about the potentially devastating impact of the coronavirus directly led to the countrywide lockdown has been criticised...
Boris Johnson to run country from sick bed as coronavirus strikes at heart of Government
Boris Johnson and his key lieutenants in the battle against coronavirus were all fighting the illness as it struck at...
Nurses told not to wear uniforms outside work after people accuse them of ‘spreading coronavirus’
NHS nurses have been ordered to stop wearing their uniforms outside work after being harassed outside hospitals and accused of "spreading the...
Gatwick to close North Terminal in attempt to ‘shield business’ from coronavirus downturn
Gatwick is closing one of its two terminals for the first time due to plummeting passenger numbers, with the move...
Elderly coronavirus patients ‘should talk to families about whether they want hospital treatment’
Elderly people should discuss with their loved ones whether they want to be treated in hospital if they develop coronavirus,...
‘I returned to the NHS to help
Four weeks ago, I downed tools at the private clinic I own, called Skin Aesthetics, and rejoined the NHS workforce...
Meet the women behind the moment of national applause
The nationwide clap for healthcare workers on the frontline against coronavirus started its journey on a terraced street in North...
Are doctors surgeries and dentists still open? How coronavirus impacts your day-to-day health appointments
Will there be shortages of medications like HRT, the contraceptive pill and antidepressants? Should I order a bigger supply than...
Dogs could soon be used to sniff out coronavirus cases
Sniffer dogs could be used to detect cases of Covid-19 at airports within six weeks after researchers began a project...
