A Trump administration aide pressured Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) experts to alter its report on children’s coronavirus risks, emails obtained by Politico suggest. Paul Alexander, a part-time assistant professor of health research methods at McMaster University in Canada who was brought into the Trump administration by Michael Caputo, pressed the editor of … Read more
Adults CAN get the life-threatening Kawasaki-like condition linked to COVID-19 as at least two people over 18 die from the inflammatory condition that has killed 20 US children, CDC report reveals Earlier this year, cases began appearing of a mysterious inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) linked to coronavirus exposure Since June 2020, at least 27 … Read more
Having an operation to remove your appendix may become a thing of the past after a study found antibiotics are just as effective as the surgery. Doctors split 1,500 patients who suddenly fell ill with appendicitis, which makes the organ swollen and painful, into two groups. One received a course of antibiotics, while the others … Read more
Phillip Schofield was moved to tears as he discussed mental health during an emotional chat on This Morning on Tuesday. The presenter, 58, became visibly emotional as he spoke with Brian, 75, who is struggling with being separated from his wife of 46 years after she went into a care home. In support of the … Read more
Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the country in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The National Public Health Emergency Team recommended that all 26 counties be elevated to Level 5 restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them back into full lockdown. … Read more
Sensyne Health is at an important inflexion point not fully understood by the market, according to the company’s broker, Liberum, which has provided updated analysis of the med-tech firm’s prospects. ‘Looking ahead, the group is well placed to accelerate its commercialisation plans through the three partnerships it struck within its discovery science division and the … Read more
Ireland’s government has been advised to introduce the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions across the country in a bid to halt the spread of the virus. The National Public Health Emergency Team recommended that all 26 counties be elevated to level five restrictions for the next four weeks, effectively taking them back into full lockdown. … Read more
Long Covid could become a bigger public health issue than excess deaths, academic warns, as figures show 10 per cent of coronavirus patients suffer symptoms for more than a month after infection Survey by King’s College shows 10 per cent had Covid symptoms 30 days later Report from college shows women in 40s were most … Read more
Long Covid could become a bigger public health issue than excess deaths, academic warns, as figures show 10 per cent of coronavirus patients suffer symptoms for more than a month after infection Survey by King’s College shows 10 per cent had Covid symptoms 30 days later Report from college shows women in 40s were most … Read more
Physiotherapy ‘as good as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder that blights lives of one in ten Britons, UK surgeons find Physiotherapy ‘just as effective as surgery’ for fixing frozen shoulder in the UK Condition affects one in 10 Britons, mostly those over 40 and diabetes sufferers Surgery many not be necessary for many patients, according … Read more