As a nation, we take a lot of pills. One in four people in England take at least three different types of medication daily, according to NHS Digital. The two most commonly prescribed medicines are blood pressure pills and cholesterol-lowering statins — for which there are seven million prescriptions alone every year in the UK. … Read more
CVS and the United Parcel Service (UPS) will use drones to deliver prescription medication to residents in a Florida retirement community that is under lockdown due to the coronavirus. Starting on May 4th, those living in The Villages will receive their prescriptions from a Matternet’s M2 drone. The drones will drop off orders at a … Read more
An NHS nurse stranded in Cambodia has pleaded with Boris Johnson to bring her and her husband home to the UK. Frontline healthcare worker Cheryl Baxter issued a heartbreaking video message saying they are ‘near meltdown’ and begged the Prime Minister for help so she could go back to work. Breaking down into tears, she … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
People with high blood pressure and diabetes could be at higher risk of severe or fatal coronavirus symptoms because of how their medicines work, scientists say. Drugs called ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may change the shape of someone’s cells in a way that makes it easier for the coronavirus to infect them and … Read more