British baby is first in world to get cannabis treatment
A British baby has become the first in the world to be given a cannabis-derived medicine as part of a...
Day: May 26, 2020
Covid-19 pandemic could increase child mortality in Cambodia by 35 per cent, report warns
Lenio Capsakis, Head of Health Policy at Save the Children, said: “This pandemic could reverse many of the gains we’ve...
Almost 13,000 unexplained deaths in England and Wales since coronavirus crisis began, figures show
Statisticians at Oxford and Cambridge universities said the numbers were now sufficiently worrying for an inquiry to be launched into...
Thousands of clinical trials halted amid focus on finding coronavirus treatments
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) was funding around 900 trials involving over 1,500 researchers. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, the BHF associate...
First coronavirus drug to be rolled out to seriously ill patients this week
Remdesivir is a broad-spectrum antiviral which was developed by pharmaceutical company Gilead more than a decade ago to cure an...
Oxford researchers to continue coronavirus trial of malaria drug backed by Donald Trump
The NHS is to press ahead with the trial of a controversial drug endorsed by Donald Trump, despite warnings by...
Coronavirus can cause eye problems in some patients, says Royal College
Although British experts are aware of only a small number of cases in the UK, a Chinese study found that...
What is remdesivir, and can it help stop the spread of coronavirus?
Innovation Minister Lord Bethell said: "This shows fantastic progress. As we navigate this unprecedented period, we must be on the...
Londoners most likely to work from home but least likely to check on neighbours, figures show
The percentage of workers who worked from home in London was the highest, at 60.6 per cent, followed by the...
Garden parties and barbecues to be allowed next month, raising hopes people can see parents again
Signalling a potential change in the rules on Sunday, Mr Johnson suggested lockdown restrictions will be eased to allow greater social...
work on a violent psychiatric ward or you won’t get paid’
Jasmine* is pregnant, therefore at higher risk from Covid-19. But her employer is refusing to make allowances. She tells her story...
Japan to end state of emergency as coronavirus cases dwindle despite lack of strict lockdown
Other suggestions are that the widespread BCG vaccination (against tuberculosis) boosted Japanese people's immunity, while it is also possible that...
