Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times

Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times amid alarming Covid-19 death rates among black and Asian NHS staff BIDA says staff must be protected, even when treating non-coronavirus patients Britons of black African heritage are three-and-a-half times more likely to die NHS England chief has since written to all trusts … Read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: I have loathed them for years. Now I discover video games boost the brain!

Like many, I’ve long believed that our relentless use of social media is, for want of a better term, rotting our brains. Over-reliance on screens is compromising our physical health, so it can’t be good for our brains, either. I have a particular loathing for video games – a pursuit three of my children have … Read more

EVE SIMMONS: What’s so wrong with a doctor on the Covid front line enjoying a doughnut on his break?

Becoming infected with coronavirus undoubtedly tops the list of current health fears for most Britons. But getting fat seems to come a close second – at least that’s the impression I get from social media.  Everywhere I look, there seems to be yet another warning about the link between obesity and an untimely death from Covid-19. … Read more

Why there are lies, damned lies…and coronavirus death statistics

Every day, hundreds more lives are lost to Covid-19. Social media is awash with data and graphs, our death rate plotted against that of other nations.  And the graphs all seem to point to the same grim conclusion: that the UK is one of worst affected countries, with our death toll approaching a chilling 30,000. In … Read more

DIY stores, at-home tests and frostbitten toes: DR ELLIE CANNON answers your questions

My local DIY store has just reopened, so does that mean it’s now safe to enter? B&Q reopened all of its stores last week, having closed them at the start of lockdown. DIY stores were always classed as essential and were not instructed to close by the Government. There are also calls for the opening … Read more

What we can all learn from the 100-year-old super survivors who caught coronavirus – and lived

The odds were stacked against 100-year-old Elsie Kelsall. Three weeks ago, the great-great-grandmother from Staffordshire was taken to hospital with a high temperature and mild cough – both symptoms of Covid-19.  Two days later, her family’s worst fears were confirmed when tests came back positive. Her fate, they thought, was sealed. About 90 per cent … Read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: The £20 gadget no family should be without during the coronavirus pandemic

It’s impossible to comprehend how terrifying coronavirus is – until it hits someone you care about. A month ago, this happened to me.  A friend I’ve known for a decade developed telltale symptoms – a high temperature and hacking cough – almost overnight. His wife called me, beside herself with worry. Home-testing wasn’t an option, … Read more

Management consultant paid £2,000 a day to cut costs at NHS trust is axed by health board

Management consultant paid £2,000 a DAY to cut costs at struggling NHS trust while living at his luxury penthouse in Marbella is axed by health board – so it can save money Phillip Burns earned £2,000 a day in order to cut costs at an NHS trust  Mr Burns spends a lot of his time … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Bid talk gives NMC Health shares a shot in the arm

Crisis-hit NMC Health started the week with a bang after it said it is considering takeover bids from private equity firms. Shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm, which runs one of the biggest hospital chains in the United Arab Emirates, soared after bosses confirmed they had been approached by KKR and GK Investment with possible … Read more

Son, 55, nurses Covid-stricken father, 81, back to health after he was released from hospital to die

A son has managed to nurse his coronavirus-stricken father back to health at home despite the 81-year-old being released from hospital to die. Raj Nathwani used a Google spreadsheet to monitor Suri’s vital signs, kept his house clean and isolated him from the rest of the family in Watford. The 55-year-old also relied on a continuous positive … Read more