They have become ‘add- icted’ to Twitter, that most ‘toxic’ of social media platforms, and seem to care more about their tweets ‘going viral’ than telling the truth. No, that isn’t a description of irresponsible, smartphone-obsessed teenagers. It is an indictment of senior BBC journalists, delivered in explosive fashion to a parliamentary committee this week … Read more
One in ten Covid-19 patients who have diabetes and are hospitalised die within a week, a study has suggested. Studies have repeatedly shown the condition is one of the high-risk conditions for developing a severe bout of the coronavirus. French researchers looked at the outcomes of 1,300 hospitalised Covid-19 patients across the country, all of … Read more
A shamed intensive care doctor who faced career ruin after he illicitly pocketed extra cash by secretly working at two hospitals at the same time has been allowed back to work after the NHS said it needed his help to treat Covid 19 patients. Consultant anaesthetist John Bleasdale, 54, had been suspended from duty for … Read more
Joe Wicks has revealed his injured hand has put him in hospital again after fears he had broken it again. The Body Coach fitness guru initially underwent minor surgery for his injured hand in late March, days after launching his hugely popular daily P.E lessons and had been seen sporting a cast in the classes … Read more
A third of coronavirus patients admitted to NHS hospitals die from the disease and more than half of those on ventilators do not survive, according to a major study. Researchers analysing almost 17,000 COVID-19 hospitalisations in the UK found 33 per cent died, 49 per cent were discharged and 17 per cent are still receiving … Read more
British medics were clear last night – Boris Johnson would not be in an intensive care unit unless he definitely needed to be. The move marks a serious escalation in his treatment and will not have been taken lightly by his team of doctors at London’s St Thomas’ hospital. ‘The NHS, particularly in this moment, … Read more