Coronavirus hospital admissions inflated at height of pandemic, investigation finds
The investigation led to a readjustment of how the figures were compiled at the beginning of July. On Thursday night,...
Day: August 20, 2020
UK public ‘believe coronavirus death toll 100 times higher than it really is’
Responding to the report, experts said such "hysteria" was understandable. Christopher Snowdon, the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute...
Fear of offending obese people ‘will bankrupt health service and social care’
The report, entitled "Social Care and Obesity" warned that councils are concerned that fear of causing offence and a lack...
Disabled people experienced highest levels of loneliness in coronavirus pandemic
Disabled people suffered most in the coronavirus pandemic as they reported the highest levels of loneliness, official figures have suggested. ...
Pioneering breast cancer therapy cuts time spent on hospital visits
Breast cancer patients could avoid repeated hospital visits, after a new study found that a single dose of radiotherapy during...
When will a Covid-19 vaccine be ready in the UK? Latest updates from around the world
The findings, led by the National Institutes of Health, have not been peer-reviewed or published, but Professor Robin Shattock, Professor...
Doctors ‘sharing medical records over WhatsApp amid frustration at official IT system’
Doctors have become so frustrated with "technological inadequacies" that they have taken to sharing sensitive medical records over WhatsApp and...
Lack of access to contact tracing app could leave elderly more vulnerable to coronavirus
University College London (UCL) reviewed 15 studies on contact tracing and found that apps do little good without a very...
