dementia in the time of Covid-19
Stark statistics show that in countries with community transmission of Covid-19, more than 40 per cent of the total confirmed...
Month: July 2020
Prostate cancer ‘highly likely’ to be caused by HPV in some cases, study finds
For the new research, professors James Lawson and Wendy Glenn, from the University of New South Wales in Australia, reviewed...
Second Covid wave could see twice as many deaths and would require reorganisation of NHS hospitals
A second wave of coronavirus could bring twice as many deaths as the first, experts have warned, in a report...
Middle aged men and women likely to suffer more years of ill health than older people, UCL study says
Although equivalent data does not exist for people born in the 1940s and 50s, the researchers believe the pattern can...
Don’t make shop staff police the wearing of face masks, says Waterstones chief
Shop workers' union Usdaw has urged the Government to clarify its policy on face coverings in shops. "It should never...
Apathy could be an early warning sign of dementia say experts
Apathy, not depression, could be an early warning sign of dementia, a study by the University of Cambridge has suggested. ...
John Travolta and the tragedy of loss that surrounds him
“I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t had the support of Scientology,” he said. “I don’t...
Llama blood could help save lives of seriously ill coronavirus patients
Professor Ray Owens, of Oxford University,who leads the nanobodies programme at the Franklin, said the researchers hope they can push the...
Immunity may last only a few months after infection
Blood tests conducted at the Schwabing Clinic on recovered patients demonstrated that the level of antibodies produced by the immune...
Mixed mask messaging as Tories tussle with their libertarian principles
Naturally, the confusion has sparked rumours of a Cabinet split although, according to one Cabinet minister, the prevarication has largely...
We need to learn to be trampoline parents, encouraging kids to push themselves as much as they dare
I don't think the idea of TP has ever been more relevant than now, at home and school. All around...
How to lose weight for the second wave, by Dr Michael Mosley
So, is it safe to lose weight quickly? "Yes, absolutely," says Dr Mosley. "There is a widespread belief that if you...
How to cope with change
Maria Vakola and colleagues at Athens University asked 137 Greek professionals, all of whom had experienced major organisational changes at...
Coronavirus can damage the heart, major study finds
Coronavirus can damage the heart, with more than half of hospitalised patients revealing abnormal scans, a major new study has...
EU criminals with more than a year in jail will be banned from Britain under tough new immigration rules
Anyone seeking to enter Britain who is judged “not conducive to the public good” could also be barred under the...
Supplies of life-saving ventilators for seriously ill children depleted during the coronavirus crisis, charity warns
Supplies of life-saving ventilators for seriously ill children have been depleted during the coronavirus crisis, a leading charity has warned. ...
Herefordshire farm in lockdown as 73 workers test positive for Covid-19
A Herefordshire farm has gone into lockdown after 73 workers tested positive for coronavirus, sparking fears the harvest season...
Coronavirus survives in the air for more than an hour, Sage expert says
"We do know that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid, can remain viable, can remain infectious, in these very small...
Society of Homeopaths under review amid claims standards chief promoted anti-vaccine propaganda
On April 14, she reposted anti-vaxx content made by the Children's Health Defense - an organisation accused by NBC News...
Coronavirus research projects on NHS patients fast tracked in 24 hours to deal with ‘unprecedented’ demand
Coronavirus-related NHS research projects have been fast-tracked by the regulator, with approval times slashed from 60 days to just 24...
While Covid has been prioritised, what has become of the rest of the NHS?
A London-based consultant, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, suggests that a desire to cut costs could be to...
Councils accused of worsening obesity crisis by not reopening children’s play areas
Those at greater risk of rapid weight gain now need to be allowed to burn off energy with friends in playgrounds,...
They might as well have put up barbed wire round the GP’s surgery
SIR – I was interested in the comments by Adam Marshall of the British Chamber of Commerce on the return to...
PM planning radical revamp of the NHS
Boris Johnson is reportedly planning a radical reorganisation of the NHS in the wake of coronavirus. The Prime Minister is...
Drones delivering Covid test kits to Scottish islands get Space Agency funding
The drones, which fly automatically, take between 10-30 minutes to deliver the supplies depending on the location, and are ideal...
Shop workers and taxi drivers to be tested amid fears over asymptomatic coronavirus spread
The announcement comes as the weekly statistics for the flagship Test and Trace service revealed that the proportion of close...
‘It probably made my year’
“It's a nice thing to do that - he is still the humble person that he always was all those...
