Convalescent plasma has been used to treat infections for at least a century, dating back to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also trialed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, 2003 SARS epidemic, and the 2012 MERS epidemic. Convalescent plasma was used as a last resort to improve the survival rate of patients … Read more
Shonda Rhimes famously left ABC in 2017 to produce original content for Netflix. And the acclaimed writer-producer, 50, opened up about the big move, as well as her last straw with the network, in the October issue of the Hollywood Reporter. ‘I felt like I was dying,’ recalled Rhimes of her time at ABC. ‘Like, I’d … Read more
Covid-19 vaccines may not prevent people from getting severely sick or dying, it was claimed today. Trials of hundreds of thousands of volunteers are investigating whether experimental Covid-19 jabs stop a person from picking up the infection. But Professor Peter Doshi, the associate editor of the British Medical Journal, points out scientists are not waiting … Read more
People with kidney disease face THREE-FOLD higher risks of dying from COVID-19 compared to healthy patients – and having heart disease or high blood pressure DOUBLES mortality risk Researchers compared hospitalized coronavirus patients with pre-existing conditions tot hose without underlying health issues Coronavirus patients with diabetes or cancer were 1.5 times more likely to die … Read more
For the past quarter of a century, I’ve spent my working life flitting around the City of London in pursuit of stories. It’s been a privilege and a joy – and continues to be so. I’ve grown to love the City with a passion – its electric buzz, its eclectic mix of churches built by people … Read more
For the past quarter of a century, I’ve spent my working life flitting around the City of London in pursuit of stories. It’s been a privilege and a joy – and continues to be so. I’ve grown to love the City with a passion – its electric buzz, its eclectic mix of churches built by people … Read more
A sign of the times? Gestures including ‘what’s the time?’ and ‘give me the bill’ face dying out as they make no sense to the young Gestures are specific to particular devices and so lose value as tech changes Another gesture under threat is the stretched fingers to the ear to show a phone Dr … Read more
A sign of the times? Gestures including ‘what’s the time?’ and ‘give me the bill’ face dying out as they make no sense to the young Gestures are specific to particular devices and so lose value as tech changes Another gesture under threat is the stretched fingers to the ear to show a phone Dr … Read more
Cancer-stricken Public Health England official with two years to live slams ban on assisted dying as ‘inhumane’ and reveals he would like the option of an ‘extra vial of morphine’ in his final days Professor Paul Cosford is the emeritus medical director of Public Health England The 57-year-old, who was incurable lung cancer, has only … Read more
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Harvard lawyer granddaughter has revealed she dictated the Supreme Court Justice’s dying wish on her computer and says her grandmother had no regrets about not stepping down so Barack Obama could have appointed a replacement. Clara Spera also said in an interview with BBC’s Newshour on Monday that her grandmother tried to … Read more