There is an argument from many experts that climate change is the biggest issue facing the planet. Rarely a day that goes by that we don’t hear about rising sea levels or the worldwide drive to cut carbon emissions – issues that we are told will eventually affect us all if they are not tackled. … Read more
COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are 94 percent effective at preventing people 65 and older from winding up hospitalized for the infection, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DC) report finds. That puts the the efficacy rate about as high as what was found in clinical trials, and helps to assuage … Read more
People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching coronavirus – and the risk DOUBLES for black people who are ‘sunshine vitamin’ deficient, study finds Chicago University study of ore than 4,600 people found those who have low vitamin D levels are 7% more likely to test positive for COVID-19 Black people … Read more
People with low vitamin D levels are 7% more at-risk of catching coronavirus – and the risk DOUBLES for black people who are ‘sunshine vitamin’ deficient, study finds Chicago University study of ore than 4,600 people found those who have low vitamin D levels are 7% more likely to test positive for COVID-19 Black people … Read more
Self-isolation period to be ‘cut from two weeks to 10 DAYS’ for at-risk contacts of coronavirus cases across the entire UK as Government shortens stay-at-home orders ahead of Christmas By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:26 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 10:42 GMT, 11 December 2020 People forced to self-isolate after … Read more
Self-isolation period to be ‘cut from two weeks to 10 DAYS’ for at-risk contacts of coronavirus cases across the entire UK as Government shortens stay-at-home orders ahead of Christmas By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:26 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 10:29 GMT, 11 December 2020 People forced to self-isolate after … Read more
Inhalers will be given to at-risk Covid patients as part of major UK trial to see if a steroid used to treat asthma can prevent hospitalisation The steroid, called budesonide, is being added to the Principle trial Trial aims to find drugs that stop mild cases in at-risk patients deteriorating Budesonide is used in inhalers and … Read more
England’s Test & Trace system had its busiest ever week at the end of October but reached a smaller proportion of at-risk people than at any point since it started. The contact-tracing programme, which phones, texts and emails people who have been close to someone who later tested positive for Covid-19, failed to get hold … Read more
England’s Test & Trace system had its busiest ever week at the end of October but reached a smaller proportion of at-risk people than at any point since it started. The contact-tracing programme, which phones, texts and emails people who have been close to someone who later tested positive for Covid-19, failed to get hold … Read more
Mothers who give birth to premature babies are at nearly TWICE the risk of dying early compared to other women, study finds An Icahn School of Medicine study reviewed records on more than two million women Swedish who gave birth between 1973 and 2015 Women who delivered before they were 37 weeks pregnant were 1.7 … Read more