Herd immunity could have saved more lives than lockdown, study suggests
It comes as thousands of scientists across the world signed the Great Barrington Declaration, calling for an end to lockdown...
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Life can go back to normal if we make it our common goal to achieve herd immunity
When asked how it all began for me, the image that returns is of the 90 year-old street vendor walking...
Britain’s sweet tooth defies government sugar crackdown
Sales of chocolate and sweets have increased in the past year, according to a new report showing the government’s plan...
Specialist ‘long-Covid’ clinics to be set up, says boss of NHS England
Long-Covid centres are to be established by the NHS to care for people suffering long-term effects of the virus. The...
Gender clinic offers ‘fairytale’ promises to children over transitioning, court hears
A transgender clinic offers “fairytale” promises to children because they are unable to give their consent to the sex-change process,...
Apple rolls out health records on iPhones across the UK
The service has been available in the US since 2018, where it is used by more than 500 healthcare institutions...
Scores of surgeries close as 350,000 patients lose their GP
Around 350,000 patients have lost their GP following the closure of almost 100 surgeries in the last year, research suggests. Around...
Internet watchdog sees sharp rise in self-generated child abuse images during lockdown
There has been a steep surge in the number of children being tricked into making indecent images of themselves online,...
almost 6,000 people who tested positive still haven’t been traced
A pregnant woman who caught Covid-19 was only contacted by the Test and Trace service eight days after she learned...
Health department to investigate after man in Wales is sent 20 Covid results intended for others
The Department of Health said it had ordered an investigation. It said in a statement: “NHS Test and Trace is...
Coronavirus death rate in coastal towns lower than inland areas
But experts said one explanation could be that more people in coastal locations are shielding, meaning they are better protected,...
Lives are being lost by GPs’ reluctance to give face-to-face consultations
SIR – You often publish letters from doctors saying that surgeries are “open”. In common with many people who are...
How the latest fiasco hit the UK’s Test and Trace system
Labour MP for Nottingham North, Alex Norris, who is also a shadow health minister said: “The Government’s latest data blunder...
End of 10pm curfew in sight as dozens of Tories prepare to rebel
Ministers have to ask MPs to approve coronavirus lockdown measures in simple unamendable "yes/no" votes in the Commons within weeks...
Boris Johnson announces ‘most vulnerable’ to be prioritised for coronavirus vaccine rollout
Downing Street said there was an "enormous amount of planning and preparation in place" for the distribution of a vaccine....
In the age of Covid, these robots are giving surgeons peace of mind
“In a time where infection exposure is rife, minimally invasive robotic surgery is likely to become more prominent,” he explains....
The ‘Excel error’ that led to 16,000 missing coronavirus cases
A technical error with an Excel spreadsheet is believed to have caused 16,000 cases of coronavirus to be missed from national...
Health expert warns ‘long Covid’ could turn out to be a bigger problem than excess deaths
Prof Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King's College London, said their research had found that the effects of the...
How women’s health is bearing the brunt of the Covid pandemic
“After 24 hours of labour, I was transferred to an operating theatre for a potential caesarean,” says Natalie, an occupational...
America trade deal won’t put Hershey chocolate ads on buses
However Ms Truss insisted that she would not preside over a trade deal that worsened the UK’s obesity endemic. ...
Doctors will be able to buy non-Covid-19 testing from private hospitals in new ‘pay-as-you-go’ deal
Individual NHS trusts and local GPs across the UK will be able to buy non-coronavirus check-ups, tests and operations at...
NHS compensation payouts have doubled in six years, figures show
NHS Payouts linked to medication blunders have doubled in six years, fuelling record spending, official figures show. Former health secretary Jeremy...
Why starting a business is not easy
It is the dream of most people to start a business. However, compared to those who do not have any...
Health Secretary set to announce a regional coronavirus traffic-light system
Robert Jenrick,Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, said: "The national guidelines are simple to understand now –...
Smell tests could be the answer to ‘moonshot’
This week, new research revealed that loss of sense of smell could be a clearer sign of coronavirus than a...
Report shows staff at children’s gender clinic felt pressured to administer puberty-blocking drugs
A clinic treating transgender children failed to implement recommendations from 15 years ago after staff raised concerns regarding puberty blockers,...
My breast cancer scare during lockdown could have saved my life
In the quiet of lockdown, like many, I caught up on life admin, ticking off the things I never find...
