Why lockdowns DON’T always stop thousands dying of Covid

Britain has endured some of the toughest lockdown restrictions in the world — but has still suffered the fourth highest death toll of the pandemic, data showed today. Oxford University researchers ranked the UK’s curbs on daily life the sixth harshest out of 180 countries, after taking into account school and office closures, bans on … Read more

‘Secondary victims of Covid’: Doctors say ambulances delays led to people dying of other illnesses

Ambulance delays during the surge in coronavirus cases before Christmas led to people dying of other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes, doctors have said. Dr Adrian Boyle, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said ambulances waiting outside hospitals over the festive period led to ‘secondary Covid victims’. Figures show the … Read more

‘Secondary victims of Covid’: Doctors say ambulances delays led to people dying of other illnesses

Ambulance delays during the surge in coronavirus cases before Christmas led to people dying of other illnesses such as heart attacks and strokes, doctors have said. Dr Adrian Boyle, vice president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said ambulances waiting outside hospitals over the festive period led to ‘secondary Covid victims’. Figures show the … Read more

People with dementia at higher risk of catching and dying of COVID

People with dementia are TWICE as likely to catch COVID-19 and more than FOUR times more likely to die from the virus, new US study of 62 million people finds Case Western University researchers analyzed millions of electronic health records in the US  Of more than 15,000 cases of COVID-19, they found 810 people who … Read more

People with dementia face more than twice the risk of catching, dying of COVID-19

People with dementia are TWICE as likely to catch COVID-19 and more than FOUR times more likely to die from the virus, new US study of 62 million people finds Case Western University researchers analyzed millions of electronic health records in the US  Of more than 15,000 cases of COVID-19, they found 810 people who … Read more

Andie MacDowell loves being a ‘silver fox’ after ditching her dying routine during quarantine

Andie MacDowell loves being a ‘silver fox’ after ditching her dying routine during quarantine: ‘My daughters kept telling me I looked bada**’ By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 19:31 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 19:36 GMT, 2 February 2021 Andie MacDowell is loving her new ‘silverfox’ look, after eschewing her hair dying routine during … Read more

Son prevented from visiting dying mother in care home ‘because she has weeks left to live’

A heartbroken son has been prevented from visiting his dying dementia-hit mother in a Welsh care home because she has weeks left to live rather than days, he claims.  Ryan Mee said he was told he can only see his mother Gillian Mee, 68, in her ‘last days’ rather than in her final weeks under … Read more

Son prevented from visiting dying mother in care home ‘because she has weeks left to live’

A heartbroken son has been prevented from visiting his dying dementia-hit mother in a Welsh care home because she has weeks left to live rather than days, he claims.  Ryan Mee said he was told he can only see his mother Gillian Mee, 68, in her ‘last days’ rather than in her final weeks under … Read more

Police launch hunt for maskless Covid denier who tried to take dying patient from intensive care

Police have launched a hunt for a maskless Covid denier who tried to take a dying patient from intensive care against doctors’ orders.   Toby Hayden-Leigh, 45, from Maidstone, Kent, was joined by a group of people who refused to wear masks inside East Surrey Hospital and then became abusive towards staff on January 21.     A … Read more

Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE risk of dying of COVID-19 compared to people who have never smoked

Cigarette smokers face a much higher risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19 compared to those who have never smoked, a new study suggests. Researchers found that all smokers had higher odds of poor outcomes due to the virus, but those at the highest risk were heavy smokers, defined as those smoking at least one pack … Read more