The 3D scan that can spot heart disease in 20 minutes: Hi-tech imaging could enable doctors to diagnose patients five times faster… with 35,000 people set to benefit each year HeartFlow introduced in UK to reduce time from first appointment to surgery It turns regular CT scan of heart into a 3D image that shows … Read more
Britain recorded another 2,144 Covid cases and 27 deaths today as both measures continue to point downwards — while two thirds of adults have now been vaccinated. Department of Health data showed infections had dipped one per cent compared to the same time last week, and fatalities were down by two or 6.9 per cent. … Read more
Downing Street signals NHS app may not be ready in time for restart of international travel on May 17 amid confusion over how holidaymakers will prove they have been vaccinated or had a test Grant Shapps confirmed last week that NHS app will be used for foreign travel It will show whether someone has had … Read more
Downing Street signals NHS app may not be ready in time for restart of international travel on May 17 amid confusion over how holidaymakers will prove they have been vaccinated or had a test Grant Shapps confirmed last week that NHS app will be used for foreign travel It will show whether someone has had … Read more
Professor Ferguson, known as ‘Professor Lockdown’ because his warnings of a huge death toll in the first wave led Boris Johnson to lock down the country, said the ratio of cases to hospital admissions would be much lower next time around Even Professor Neil Ferguson is now optimistic that vaccines will squash the UK’s third … Read more
Even Professor Neil Ferguson is now optimistic that vaccines will squash the UK’s third wave of Covid and life in Britain will ‘feel a lot more normal by the summer’. The SAGE adviser and Imperial College London epidemiologist, whose sobering death toll predictions led Britain into its first lockdown last year, said today that he expects the … Read more
Hundreds of fat children should be offered NHS weight-loss surgery to reverse their diabetes, according to a leading medic. Growing numbers of youngsters in England — some as young as six — suffer type 2 diabetes. The condition occurs when the body loses its ability to process sugar and is often sparked by obesity. It … Read more
House-to-house conmen raked in MILLIONS during lockdown by targeting vulnerable people at home, consumer group reveals Criminals are knocking on doors and seeking cash for jobs in home or garden Doorstep conmen are raking in millions of pounds from vulnerable people It includes pensioners shielding at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic William Grayson, 81, … Read more
House-to-house conmen raked in MILLIONS during lockdown by targeting vulnerable people at home, consumer group reveals Criminals are knocking on doors and seeking cash for jobs in home or garden Doorstep conmen are raking in millions of pounds from vulnerable people It includes pensioners shielding at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic William Grayson, 81, … Read more
Britain recorded just one Covid death today in the smallest fatality toll in nine months, while infections dipped to their lowest levels since September. Department of Health statistics showed this was only the third time deaths had fallen to this level, after August 3 and 30. July 30 was the only day of the pandemic … Read more