Overweight people are more than three times as likely to die of Covid-19 than those of a healthy weight, a Public Health England report has revealed. People who have extra weight, defined as a body mass index of over 25, are also at higher odds of needing ventilation when ill with Covid-19 by seven-fold. The … Read more
Magic! Amazon driver knocks three times then yells ‘abracadabra’ and runs away after teenager edits the ‘special instructions’ for his mother’s delivery An Amazon driver hilariously played along with a child’s ‘special instructions’ Jacob Staffieri, 13, asked the driver to knock three times and yell ‘abracadabra’ Lynn Staffieri, from Magnolia, Delaware, caught the amusing moment … Read more
Black and Hispanic coronavirus patients had lung damage that was 1.5 times worse than the infection’s attacks on white Americans, X-rays reveal Researchers looked at chest X-rays of 326 patients hospitalized with coronavirus between March 27 and April 10 Patients were given mRALE scores based on how severely the disease had impacted their lungs White patients … Read more
As many as one-quarter of Americans may have contracted the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, a new study suggests. Current case counts show that 3.8 million people in the US have fallen ill with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. But a team, led by the … Read more
Countries with female leaders have fared significantly better during the coronavirus pandemic than nations led by men, research suggests. An international team of experts led by Trinity College Dublin analysed outbreaks in 35 countries, 10 of which were run by women. Among them were Germany, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland – four nations which have been … Read more
Countries with female leaders have fared significantly better during the coronavirus pandemic than nations led by men, research suggests. An international team of experts led by Trinity College Dublin analysed outbreaks in 35 countries, 10 of which were run by women. Among them were Germany, New Zealand, Denmark and Finland – four nations which have been … Read more
A woman who was shot nine times by her ex-husband before he killed their two children and turned the gun on himself in a shocking murder-suicide had her scars removed in an emotional new Netflix makeover show. Katrina, from the US, explained how she was shot in her head, arms, legs and torso by her … Read more
So much for SAVING the trees! Eco-preachers Harry and Meghan’s carbon footprint could be TWENTY SIX times more than average Briton – meaning they would need to plant forest of 10,745 saplings to offset their CO2 Former MP Norman Baker has studied their carbon footprint over a year, he says Couple flew 53 times in … Read more
Coronavirus outbreaks are up to 20 times more likely to occur in large care homes, according to the biggest study of its kind in the UK. Edinburgh University researchers found the risk of an outbreak was as low as 5 per cent in homes with fewer than 20 residents. But for facilities home to more … Read more
Coronavirus death rates are THREE TIMES as high in US prisons and than in the general population, study finds Researchers compared coronavirus cases and death rates among the US population to prisoners There were 3,251 cases per 100,000 inmates, which is 5.5 higher than among the general public The fatality rate was 39 deaths per … Read more