What makes someone believe conspiracy theories?
Let me explain why you might be hearing more conspiracy theories than usual at the moment. According to Jan-Willem van...
Month: September 2020
GPs told to give patients face-to-face appointments or be investigated
It follows mounting unrest within the Cabinet and growing anger from Tory MPs about measures that one of the Government's...
Government prioritises care home testing, after admitting sending swabs abroad to clear backlog
The Government will prioritise coronavirus tests for care homes in at risk areas, The Telegraph understands. It comes as the...
NHS issued 2,000 homeopathic prescriptions in 2019 despite ban
Doctors prescribed homeopathic medicines more than 2,000 times last year despite the therapies being “blacklisted” by the NHS, The Telegraph...
Coronavirus spreading in care homes again, Government warns
Coronavirus has begun spreading through care homes and infecting vulnerable patients again, the Government has admitted in a nationwide alert...
Millions at greatest risk from coronavirus may be told to stay at home again
Earlier this year, more than two million people were asked to shield in their homes until August 1. Under the...
Test and trace missing Covid cases because virus can be transmitted five days before symptoms show
The estimates came from modelling, based on four papers which have examined timings of transmission and onset of symptoms. The...
Why China could be poised to win the race for a coronavirus vaccine
Manufacturing and distribution could prove to be another sticking point. While traditional inactivated vaccines are less complex, said Dr Chowdhary,...
Children should be exempt from ‘rule of six’ for sake of well-being, experts say
Children in England should not be forced to adhere to the "rule of six" because limiting contacts outside school threatens...
Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine trials resume
The University of Oxford resumed their Covid-19 vaccine trials today (September 12) after being forced to suspend their research when...
Antidepressant nasal spray approved for use in Scotland
While the spray has been approved for use in Scotland, however, NICE have now twice rejected the medication for use...
Moonshot coronavirus testing trials to begin next month
A senior Sage scientist told The Telegraph the group had never supported the introduction of weekly tests for the population,...
Coronavirus infection rate doubling every week
This appears to correspond with warnings from some experts that young people attending illegal house parties and non-socially distanced events...
NHS contact tracing app to launch on September 24 with QR code location tracking scheme
The NHS contact-tracing app will launch in England and Wales on September 24, Matt Hancock has announced, along with a...
Retired NHS nurse to celebrate 102nd birthday by completing her 102nd charity walk
Her daughter Diane Rich, who accompanies Mrs Rich on the walks, set up a JustGiving page for the venture. With...
Theresa May backs Test4Travel as she warns UK ‘lagging behind’ rest of world
Former Prime Minister Theresa May has thrown her weight behind calls, led by The Telegraph, for airport coronavirus testing. Endorsing...
Behave in bedroom to stop spread of coronavirus, students told
Lord Bethel praised the work of university leaders for making campuses as safe as possible by putting social distancing measures...
Number of patients waiting more than a year for hospital treatment rises 64 per cent in a month
NHS England figures also show that a total of 179,503 urgent cancer referrals were made by GPs in England in...
Could your home be sabotaging your health? Here’s how to get it right
Gold herself became sedentary and piled on the pounds in the lead-up to her marriage breakdown in her late 40s;...
The algorithm designed to spot people at risk of suicide before it’s too late
Seven years ago, Matthew Steans was working in a high-rise building when he saw a figure atop the multi-storey carpark...
Coronavirus scoring system could predict a patient’s death risk
An easy-to-use score for predicting the risk of death from Covid-19 could be used by medics to decide on the...
Government’s ‘Moonshot’ programme aims to increase coronavirus testing to 10 million a day
It also revealed a number of companies have agreed deals to reach three million tests per day by December. Firms...
Are swimming pools safe from coronavirus? Latest advice for kids’ swimming lessons
Leisure centres and swimming pools are open again following the coronavirus lockdown. As with pubs, restaurants and shops, social distancing...
Subjecting the young to yet more Covid restrictions is stark staring mad
Here’s a wild idea: perhaps the young are getting back to normal, but being careful about seeing their grandparents? Or...
how to have healthy lungs in time for winter
3. Try breathing exercises If you’ve already suffered a bout of severe coronavirus, you may have encountered what Dr Patel...
Delaying motherhood until 30s ‘significantly raises breast cancer risk’
In a world first, the study analysed completely healthy breast tissue, enabling insight into the development of cell mutations at...
Christmas ‘could be cancelled if second wave threat not taken seriously’
"Although we are encouraged to return to the workplace to support jobs, cafes and so on, we need to do...
