A top Chinese intensive care unit doctor says patients with hypertension are at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus. Researchers have found that about six percent of patients – most aged 60 or older – with high blood pressure die from the new virus compared to healthy people. There are currently about 80 million people in … Read more
Why a bath is more dangerous than a bomb: The Power Of Bad explores negativity bias and the ‘Crisis Crisis’ – the never-ending series of overhyped threats leading to actions that leave everyone worse off Authors’ message is that we are all wired to react more strongly to bad events They explore the negativity … Read more
Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee as families slept early Tuesday, shredding more than 140 buildings and burying people in piles of rubble and wrecked basements. At least 22 people were killed, some before they could even get out of bed, authorities said. About 156 people have been hospitalized after first responders pulled them from the rubble of … Read more
HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 per cent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than a cough and may never know they are infected. … Read more