Smoking doubles the risk of developing a severe case of coronavirus and needing hospitalisation, a new study claims. The research provides the first conclusive evidence, based on real-world data, that being a smoker puts individuals at higher risk of severe disease than non-smokers. It found smokers are 14 per cent more likely to have the three … Read more
Inhalers will be given to at-risk Covid patients as part of major UK trial to see if a steroid used to treat asthma can prevent hospitalisation The steroid, called budesonide, is being added to the Principle trial Trial aims to find drugs that stop mild cases in at-risk patients deteriorating Budesonide is used in inhalers and … Read more
David Campbell didn’t realise his father Jimmy Barnes had been rushed to hospital until the rock star, 64, posted about it on Instagram By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:00 BST, 22 July 2020 | Updated: 05:44 BST, 22 July 2020 David Campbell has given an update on his father Jimmy Barnes’ health, … Read more