A&E attendances plunge amid fears people with serious conditions are staying away because of coronavirus
The number of people going to Accident and Emergency departments has fallen by more than half amid concern that those...
Year: 2020
Government urged to consider regional approach to ending UK coronavirus lockdown
The UK's coronavirus lockdown measures should be eased on a regional basis once areas pass their virus peak, a senior...
The inside story of Boris Johnson’s coronavirus battle
Nobody really worried too much when Boris Johnson first disclosed that he had contracted Covid-19 in a video posted on...
Government seeks refund for millions of coronavirus antibody tests after trials show they are too unreliable for mass use
The Government will look for a refund for millions of coronavirus tests ordered from China after scientists found they were...
Hospitalising coronavirus patients can cause more deaths, Italy data suggests
Sending coronavirus patients to hospital can dramatically increase death rates, the experience of two hard-hit Italian regions suggests. Veneto and...
Best fitness trackers 2020 -Telegraph Review
There’s a reason that ‘Fitbit’ is a byword for ‘fitness tracker’. The brand has led the industry from the off...
Warnings cancer patients and others with chronic illnesses could die as resources are diverted to treat coronavirus sufferers
Cancer patients and others with chronic illnesses are being handed a “death sentence” as resources are increasingly diverted to treat...
What coronavirus tests is Boris Johnson having in hospital?
Boris Johnson is likely to undergo several tests to check his oxygen levels, white blood cell count and liver and kidney function...
How to fix your sleep pattern during the anxious days of coronavirus
The last time I interviewed the sleep doctor Dr Guy Meadows he reeled off some of the things that can...
What is social distancing and self-isolation? The rules explained for day-to-day life and socialising
Social distancing and self-isolation have become the new buzzwords of the coronavirus outbreak. Two words that had barely ever been...
‘I can’t wait to get back from isolation’
"Helpless” is the word used repeatedly by Dr Rebecca Jordache to describe her frame of mind. Just days ago, the...
when do they show and what are they?
Since Covid-19 emerged at the beginning of this year in China it has caused widespread devastation globally - infecting more...
How Boris Johnson tried to run the country from his coronavirus sickbed
For 10 days Boris Johnson had done his best to present a brave face to the world as he fought...
Can exercise boost my immune system? How much to do without making yourself ill
It’s now two weeks since the lockdown started in the UK, on March 23. One of the only reasons we...
What we can learn from the world’s super-isolators
When the country was put into extreme lockdown on the 23 March, researchers at the University of Sheffield and Ulster...
One million meals to be delivered to NHS medics on coronavirus front line
One million meals will be delivered to key NHS workers in just three months, as a leading businessman launches an...
Nurses forced to ‘hold their breath’ while treating coronavirus patients because of masks shortage
Nurses are treating coronavirus patients while "holding their breath" as a result of shortages of protective masks, doctors have claimed. A dossier...
‘The NHS may bend as the storm progresses but it will not break’
Claire Roberts, 64, first came to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn in 1983 as an intensive care nurse. She...
Doctors fear NHS Nightingale will leave other critical care units overstretched
Doctors have expressed fears that flagship emergency hospitals built to care for coronavirus patients will stretch existing facilities to the...
5-year-old dies as Britain sees biggest daily jump in coronavirus fatalities
A five year old child has become the youngest person to die of coronavirus in Britain as the country suffered its...
The latest scientific knowledge about Covid-19 symptoms and the global search for treatments
Scientists are in a race against time to better understand the novel coronavirus that is wreaking havoc the world over....
Supermarkets get list of vulnerable customers as Government intervenes to resolve data protection row
Supermarkets have been supplied with a list of 1.5 million vulnerable customers in the coronavirus crisis after the Government intervened...
13 die in Glasgow care home coronavirus outbreak
An outbreak of coronavirus at a care home in Glasgow has killed 13 residents, it emerged on Saturday. The deaths...
When can lockdown end, and how do we get out of it? An economist, behavioural scientist and epidemiologist have their say
Behavioural scientist Prof. Pete Lunn, Head of Behavioural Research Unit, ESRI Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin From the perspective...
Why fat legs are linked to lower blood pressure
Fat thighs are a sign of having a healthy heart, a new study has suggested, as scientists claimed evidence of...
Arrival of ‘game-changer’ antibody tests could be delayed until June causing prolonged UK lockdown
Seventeen and a half million coronavirus antibody tests promised by ministers are unlikely to be ready until June, potentially extending...
Why the Swedish experiment could prove Britain wrong
In Sweden, an interesting experiment is playing out, which may soon reveal that Britain is way off when it comes...
