It is an excoriating verdict that will, undoubtedly, give voice to the rage and anguish of thousands of families: the Government’s pandemic policies violated the fundamental human rights of vulnerable older people in care, a major report has concluded. ‘Inexplicable’ decisions were made that were ‘heedless at best’. The measures exposed elderly residents to the … Read more
Of all the things to keep me awake in 2020, I never imagined it would be my hands. And yet there I was, for the fourth night in a row, scrabbling around the bathroom cabinet at 3am for something – anything – that would soothe the now constant stabbing, painful itching on both of them. … Read more
Alongside a fever and a cough, one of the key symptoms of Covid-19 is losing the sense of smell. In some cases, it can be the only sign that there is anything wrong. And the problem can persist for months after the initial illness has passed. Anosmia, as it is known medically, hits more than … Read more
It is an excoriating verdict that will, undoubtedly, give voice to the rage and anguish of thousands of families: the Government’s pandemic policies violated the fundamental human rights of vulnerable older people in care, a major report has concluded. ‘Inexplicable’ decisions were made that were ‘heedless at best’. The measures exposed elderly residents to the … Read more
On the thankfully rare occasions I have to take a painkiller, I give myself a little pep talk before I swallow them. I tell myself that I will soon start to feel the impact, and then I imagine the chemicals surging through my system, doing good. That’s not as weird as it may sound, and … Read more
Now that he has arrived at Walter Reed National Medical Center for observation and treatment for COV-19, President Trump will be in the hands of 7,000 or so staff members including some of the nation’s top doctors. Trump will stay in the hospital’s designated Presidential Suite, a lavish portion of one of its 88 buildings. … Read more
President Donald Trump is being treated with an experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron, the White House revealed Friday. ‘Following PCR-confirmation of the President’s diagnosis, as a precautionary measure, he received a single 8 gram dose of Regneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail,’ wrote physician to the president, Dr Sean Conley, in a White House memo. … Read more
Now that the has arrived at Walter Reed National Medical Center for observation and treatment for COV-19, President Trump will be in the hands of 7,000 or so staff members including some of the nation’s top doctors. Trump will stay in the hospital’s designated Presidential Suite, a lavish (if outdated) portion of one of its … Read more
President Donald Trump is being treated with an experimental coronavirus antibody cocktail developed by Regeneron, the White House revealed Friday. ‘Following PCR-confirmation of the President’s diagnosis, as a precautionary measure, he received a single 8 gram dose of Regneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail,’ wrote physician to the president, Dr Sean Conley, in a White House memo. … Read more
On the thankfully rare occasions I have to take a painkiller, I give myself a little pep talk before I swallow them. I tell myself that I will soon start to feel the impact, and then I imagine the chemicals surging through my system, doing good. That’s not as weird as it may sound, and … Read more