Jeanette Pallister, 49, was keen to step up her exercise during lockdown. This came to a grinding halt less than two months after starting when she developed a stress fracture in her right ankle.
Schools have been unable to avoid an ‘epidemic of demotivated children’ in lockdown, England’s chief schools inspector said today. Amanda Spielman told the conference of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) that young children have lost skills as basic as ‘using a pencil’ during months of home learning. She added that some parents have simply … Read more
Social distancing measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic may trigger a resurgence of flu cases next winter, scientists have warned. Experts fear we are likely to face a ‘severe epidemic in the coming months’ once restrictions are fully lifted as levels of immunity are less than they would be typically. It comes … Read more
Social distancing measures put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic may trigger a resurgence of flu cases next winter, scientists have warned. Experts fear we are likely to face a ‘severe epidemic in the coming months’ once restrictions are fully lifted as levels of immunity are less than they would be typically. It comes … Read more
Posing happily for photographs, these two young women look to be the picture of health. But tragically, Latifah King, 27, and Kelly Smith, 31, both died of cancer after delays in treatment due to Covid lockdowns. Young mother Miss Smith had her chemotherapy for bowel cancer paused for three months in the first lockdown. Meanwhile, … Read more
Posing happily for photographs, these two young women look to be the picture of health. But tragically, Latifah King, 27, and Kelly Smith, 31, both died of cancer after delays in treatment due to Covid lockdowns. Young mother Miss Smith had her chemotherapy for bowel cancer paused for three months in the first lockdown. Meanwhile, … Read more
Johnson & Johnson and three distributors of opioids offer to pay $26 BILLION in landmark settlement of thousands of lawsuits over addictive painkillers and overdose deaths People involved in the negotiations told the New York Times and Reuters the firms are close to closing a deal to end some 3,200 lawsuits Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, … Read more
The Great Plague of 1665–6 saw disease spread some four times faster in London than it did at the peak of the Black Death in 1348, a study has concluded. Experts from Canada analysed thousands of pages of historical records and personal documents to determine the plague picked up speed over the centuries. The Black … Read more
Natural selection among humans is adding to the ‘epidemic’ of nearsightedness, with each successive generation in the UK gaining more than 100,000 extra cases. It is estimated that around half of the world’s population — some 4.9 billion people — will suffer from the distant visual impairment by the middle of the century. Much of … Read more
It is a hidden epidemic that has hit more than two million Britons and left them struggling through each day with debilitating pain. Chronic wounds – ulcers and cuts, usually on the legs and feet, that fail to heal – cost the NHS £5 billion every year. And they are far from a minor affliction, often … Read more