A father-of-three left severely disabled after being assaulted by a gang of football hooligans died at home today more than five years after the unprovoked attack. Simon Dobbin, 48, was beaten and ‘kicked like a football’ after going to watch Cambridge United play at Southend United in Essex in a brutal 90-second assault. The football … Read more
A primary school teacher who suffered horrific burns during a campfire accident has described the heartbreaking moment she gave her husband permission to leave her. Halie Tennant, 29, from Hotspur in Victoria, had fallen asleep next to a fire in May during a camping trip with her friend before her chair tipped over sending her … Read more
A primary school teacher who suffered horrific burns during a campfire accident has described the heartbreaking moment she gave her husband permission to leave her. Halie Tennant, 29, from Hotspur in Victoria, had fallen asleep next to a fire in May during a camping trip with her friend before her chair tipped over sending her … Read more
The proportion of severely ill Covid-19 patients needing to be hooked up to ventilators has more than halved since the peak of the pandemic in the spring, figures reveal. Twenty-six per cent of intensive care patients received invasive ventilation up to 24 hours after being admitted to hospital last month. But this figure was as … Read more
Could a TASTE test predict who will get severely ill from coronavirus? Patients who can’t detect bitter flavors are at higher risk for being hospitalized Researchers had people who previously tested positive for coronavirus perform taste tests with slips of paper Non-tasters, who couldn’t detect certain bitter flavors, were at highest risk for developing more … Read more
Nick Knowles has paid tribute to a severely disabled teenager, who appeared on DIY SOS, after he passed away. In April 2019, a moving episode of the home renovation show told the story of widower Darren and his sons Ollie, Mike and Harvey from Hull. Ollie was born with Hydrocephalus, known as water on the brain, … Read more
Nick Knowles has paid tribute to a severely disabled teenager, who appeared on DIY SOS, after he passed away. Last year, a moving episode of the home renovation show told the story of widower Darren and his sons Ollie, Mike and Harvey from Hull. Ollie was born with Hydrocephalus, known as water on the brain, and … Read more
A steroid found to help severely ill coronavirus patients does nothing to help people with milder cases, a new study suggests. Last week, British researchers published preliminary findings showing that dexamethasone reduced death rates among patients on ventilators and those on supplemental oxygen without ventilation. But, in the full report released this week, results showed … Read more
Recent studies have revealed that having a certain blood type, specifically O, may offer protective benefits against the novel coronavirus – but millions of Americans are unsure of what type they have. There are four major blood groups: A, B, O, and AB. Just like your hair color or eye color, your blood type is … Read more
A blood cancer drug may help improve the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, a new small study suggests. Acalabrutinib, sold under the brandname Calquence by AstraZeneca, is a medication with anti-inflammatory properties that scientists believe can control the immune system’s overreaction to the virus. The majority of patients given the drugs came off supplemental … Read more