Doctors have launched a campaign calling for home devices that measure blood oxygen levels to be available on prescription. They act as an early warning system for people at increased risk of a ‘silent pneumonia’ death due to coronavirus. They want the matchbox-sized gadgets, known as pulse oximeters, to be given to those in most … Read more
A woman says she has been left reliant on a wheelchair after doctors dismissed her stroke symptoms as anxiety. Drewy NovaClara Curious felt numb while driving with her husband Avery in June last year. The now 23-year-old went to hospital, where doctors spent hours trying to uncover what was wrong. They eventually sent her home, saying … Read more
Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times amid alarming Covid-19 death rates among black and Asian NHS staff BIDA says staff must be protected, even when treating non-coronavirus patients Britons of black African heritage are three-and-a-half times more likely to die NHS England chief has since written to all trusts … Read more
Boris Johnson has revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death in case he lost his coronavirus battle. The Prime Minister, 55, has admitted he was ‘not in particularly brilliant shape’ while battling the disease at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London last month. He said he was given ‘litres and litres’ of oxygen as medics fought to … Read more
Doctors in the UK have shared their fears over 250 ventilators purchased from China and called for their ‘withdrawal and replacement’. Medical experts from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust warned that the Shangrila 510 model, made by Chinese firm Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., caused ‘significant patient harm including death’ if used in a … Read more
Revealed: At least 171 frontline NHS workers have now died in the coronavirus pandemic including 27 doctors According to Nursing Notes at least 27 doctors and 100 nurses have died so far Furqan Ali Siddiqui, 50, who arrived from Pakistan two months ago, is one Father-of-two Adekunle Enitan, 55, died at the William Harvey Hospital, … Read more
Revealed: At least 171 frontline NHS workers have now died in the coronavirus pandemic including 27 doctors According to Nursing Notes at least 27 doctors and 100 nurses have died so far Furqan Ali Siddiqui, 50, who arrived from Pakistan two months ago, is one Father-of-two Adekunle Enitan, 55, died at the William Harvey Hospital, … Read more
Senior Doctors have warned Boris Johnson the lockdown should be eased for over-70s that are considered healthy, due to the damage keeping them inside is doing for their mental health. Both the Royal College of GPs and the British Medical Association (BMA) weighed in to say that age alone should not be the determining factor … Read more
Boris Johnson has revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death in case he lost his coronavirus battle. The Prime Minister, 55, has admitted he was ‘not in particularly brilliant shape’ while battling the disease at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London last month. He said he was given ‘litres and litres’ of oxygen as medics battled to … Read more
Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing face masks in public amid the coronavirus pandemic, as are people are around the globe. Soon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may advise all Americans to cover their faces when they leave the house, the Washington Post reported. The agency is weighing that recommendation after initially … Read more