Common blood pressure pills DO NOT make coronavirus worse: Tablets taken by 6.6million Britons make ‘no difference’ to the severity of the illness, three major studies find ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers do not lead to worse illness Animal studies last month suggested the pills could warp shape of human cells US researchers say … Read more
Obesity raises the risk of dying from coronavirus by nearly 40 per cent, according to a major study of data collected from NHS hospitals. The research, based on 17,000 COVID-19 admissions, revealed that overall a third of Britons hospitalised with the life-threatening virus die. Death rates were 37 per cent higher among obese patients, second … Read more
At the end of March, debt charity StepChange reported it had experienced the busiest days in its history over the previous three weeks, even busier than during the financial crisis. Britons are looking for help with their finances in record numbers as the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown of the country has seen huge numbers … Read more