A revolutionary 60-minute therapy for high blood pressure could allow patients to throw their tablets away for good. The unlikely remedy involves blasting nerves in the kidneys with sound waves to stop them sending signals to the brain that drive up blood pressure. It could slash the risk of heart attacks and strokes, two of … Read more
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to stop non-essential construction workers heading to building sites as Britain attempts to tackle the spread of coronavirus. The Prime Minister has faced calls across the political spectrum for more stringent rules so workers are not placed at risk, and public transport is not overwhelmed. Mr Johnson, who will … Read more
Boris Johnson is under growing pressure to stop non-essential construction workers heading to building sites as Britain attempts to tackle the spread of coronavirus. The Prime Minister has faced calls across the political spectrum for more stringent rules so workers are not placed at risk, and public transport is not overwhelmed. Mr Johnson, who will … Read more
Pressure is growing on the UK to use a promising therapy for critically-ill coronavirus patients, after the US yesterday approved a blood-based treatment. The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green-light to using the plasma from patients who have fought off the life-threatening infection. Blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients is rich in antibodies … 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
Investment trusts set to prove resilient as dividends come under pressure 20 British companies have said they are cutting dividends or suspending them But some investment trusts with an income bent should prove more dividend-resilient because of the income reserves they have squirreled away By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:04 GMT, … Read more
The NHS is facing growing pressure to use experimental drugs to help patients diagnosed with the coronavirus. An online petition has been launched calling on authorities to start trials of an anti-malarial drug called chloroquine which has shown promising results in China. Doctors and scientists around the world are scrambling to find a way to … 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