Skincare influencer Caroline Hirons urges Boris Johnson to reopen beauty clinics

The beauty industry has today issued a rallying plea urging Boris Johnson to reopen the sector as it continues to lose millions of pounds and countless job losses.  Skin care guru Caroline Hirons has penned an impassioned letter to the Prime Minister asking for the government to open beauty clinics on August 15.  The letter, delivered … Read more

Skincare influencer Caroline Hirons urges Boris Johnson to reopen beauty clinics

The beauty industry has today issued a rallying plea urging Boris Johnson to reopen the sector as it continues to lose millions of pounds and countless job losses.  Skin care guru Caroline Hirons has penned an impassioned letter to the Prime Minister asking for the government to open beauty clinics on August 15.  The letter, delivered … Read more

Coronavirus: At-home tests work as well as those in clinics

At-home coronavirus tests work just as well as those given at clinics: Study finds self-swab kits are 80% accurate as experts urge easier testing in the US Researchers looked at 185 patients who had coronavirus tests performed by a clinician, at home or both  Self-swab kits were 80% accurate overall at correctly identifying positive cases, … Read more

GPs’ appointments become available for cash at private clinics while NHS surgeries stay shut

The doctor will see you now…but only if you’re paying: GPs’ appointments become available for cash while NHS surgeries stay shut Investigation by Mail on Sunday shows some GPs who will not see NHS patients are willing to see people face-to-face as long as they’re prepared to pay For £49, patients can obtain a in-person … Read more

Fertility clinics’ covid test rip-off: Couples paying up to £400 for COVID-19 tests at IVF centres

Fertility clinics’ covid test rip-off: Couples face paying up to £400 for coronavirus tests at IVF centres Couples wanting a baby are being asked to pay up to £400 for COVID-19 tests Private clinics have been condemned for charging ‘add-on’ fertility treatments Women’s partners are also being asked to take COVID-19 tests – at £150 … Read more

Fertility clinics’ covid test rip-off: Couples paying up to £400 for COVID-19 tests at IVF centres

Fertility clinics’ covid test rip-off: Couples face paying up to £400 for coronavirus tests at IVF centres Couples wanting a baby are being asked to pay up to £400 for COVID-19 tests Private clinics have been condemned for charging ‘add-on’ fertility treatments Women’s partners are also being asked to take COVID-19 tests – at £150 … Read more

Roxy Jacenko, 40, races back to the medispa to top up her fillers as clinics reopen after lockdown 

Still turning heads! Makeup free Roxy Jacenko, 39, races to the beauty salon to have her eyebrows groomed as they reopen following the coronavirus lockdown By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:34 BST, 5 June 2020 | Updated: 02:34 BST, 5 June 2020 Roxy Jacenko turned heads as she headed to a beauty … Read more

Google’s medical AI far less accurate at identifying illness in clinics than in the laboratory 

A Google-developed AI that was capable of identifying cases of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with 90 percent accuracy in the testing laboratory has turned out to be much less useful in clinics and hospitals. In laboratory settings, the AI designed by Google Health performed at the equivalent level of a medical ‘specialist,’ but in testing at … Read more

NHS and private clinics halt IVF treatment this week

Thousands of British women could miss their last chance of becoming a mother, as IVF treatment centres close down this week due to the coronavirus lockdown. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) ruled that NHS and private clinics will stop treating women undergoing IVF treatment from Wednesday, April 15.  Patients who are in the … Read more

Private clinics are to provide NHS cancer treatment

Scared — too shocked to cry. That’s how mother-of-three Catherine Wilcockson felt as she put the phone down after learning that her next chemotherapy session due next week had been cancelled – yet another victim of the Covid-19 outbreak as it takes its toll on the NHS and its resources.  School kitchen assistant Catherine, 37, … Read more