Groundbreaking cancer blood test could help predict relapses
A groundbreaking cancer blood test which is ten times more sensitive in identifying DNA changes in patients could help predict...
Year: 2020
Government bodies to review if vitamin D can help protect against coronavirus
The government has ordered a review into whether vitamin D can help fight coronavirus amid growing evidence that people with...
People found to have coronavirus through Test and Trace will be asked to donate blood plasma
An NHSBT spokesman said: "We thank everyone who beat Covid-19 who got a text and is now offering to donate...
Hospitals in tiny Guinea-Bissau are “overwhelmed” by the pandemic
Hospitals in the tiny west African nation of Guinea-Bissau are being overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, according to humanitarians.Almost 10 per...
is lockdown creating a skin cancer time bomb?
Ten years ago, Steve Wilson’s wife spotted an unfamiliar black mark on the back of his calf. A fit and healthy...
How drug used to treat ‘Delhi belly’ is among the six coronavirus treatments
With the announcement yesterday that a £5 steroid could cut coronavirus deaths by a third in the sickest patients, hopes are...
What is dexamethasone, and how can it help treat coronavirus?
A "groundbreaking" drug which reduces a person’s risk of death from the coronavirus has been given to patients on the...
Lack of friends during lockdown ‘leaves children at risk of depression for a decade’
Children could be at risk of depression for up to a decade due to the damage caused by lockdown and...
Here’s what to do without Joe Wicks
Listen: Joe Wicks needs a break. Since the 23rd of March – that’s roughly three months or a geological eon...
A&E appointments should be introduced in response to coronavirus, says Royal College head
The A&E doctor said the amount of clinical input into 111 had increased during the pandemic, so patients were being...
What difference does a metre make? We ask the pubs, bars and restaurants fighting to reduce the 2m rule
But he warns that the decision is "make or break" – with a two-metre rule in place, he can still “only have...
Digital book’s coronavirus advice to children
The book reassures children that it is "normal" to feel worried, sad, or to miss their friends during the lockdown....
Coronavirus resistance among children ‘primed’ by up to 12 common colds per year
Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Oxford told the House of Lords Science and Technology Select...
When will UK coronavirus deaths drop to zero?
However, an overall zero figure for Britain is more difficult because the devolved nations have been following their own paths...
Coronavirus antibodies remain in the blood for almost two months, study shows
The study was led by researchers and clinicians at St George's, University of London and St George's University Hospitals NHS...
‘I lost my husband before his time to cancer during the pandemic’
By the end of March, the country was firmly in its grip, and on the 26th we were told by...
‘A cancelled operation has made me infertile’
I was scrolling through Twitter one morning in April when a familiar number popped up on my phone – my...
Blood cancer patients face stem cell shortage as donors fall 70 per cent
A blood cancer charity has put out an urgent call for stem cell donors to come forward after revealing that...
Strict controls to stop spread of coronavirus in hospitals were quietly relaxed at height of the crisis
The Government quietly relaxed strict controls to stop the spread of coronavirus in hospitals at the height of the crisis,...
Bluetooth issues delay Covid app as government communication breaks down
Technical issues with Bluetooth may have delayed the NHS contact tracing app and triggered a breakdown in communication between the app’s advisory...
One in five hospital coronavirus patients caught the illness on wards
Papers published by Sage on Friday show that, at the peak of the epidemic, transmission within hospitals was believed to...
I want my friends to break lockdown to see me before I die
There are few better at understanding risk in all its forms than Wheeler, the millionaire founder of City spread betting...
Carers over 70 turning to anti-depressants after being overwhelmed by lockdown, charity warns
Age UK said a poll commissioned by Carers UK showed that 70 per cent of unpaid carers felt the negative...
Thousands of patients discharged into care homes without vital tests
The Trump administration does not have to issue an emergency rule requiring employers to protect workers from the coronavirus, a federal appeals...
Children’s lives ‘put on hold’ by coronavirus lockdown and school closures, Sage adviser says
Experts believe home schooling is entrenching the advantage already enjoyed by children from better off families, and risks permanently damaging...
Tanni Grey-Thompson calls for school sport facilities to be open in summer holidays
Baroness Grey-Thompson, the 11-times gold medalist across four Paralympics, has urged the Government to explore opening school sport facilities through the...
Covid-19 death toll may be less than half of what has been recorded
The total number of deaths, rather than what is on the death certificates, should be used to judge the impact...
