Patients with Type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to die from coronavirus – and being obese increases the risk even further, research reveals today. A third of deaths from the virus have occurred among individuals with diabetes, which is linked to excess weight and a lack of exercise. The study by the NHS and … Read more
No Time To Die has become the most expensive James Bond film ever made. Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 cost a whopping £200 million to make, according to accounts recently released by the film’s production firm, B25. The huge spend means that No Time To Die easily tops the costs of the previous two … Read more
My stepchildren were only three and four when I met them, thankfully after their parents had divorced. I was woefully ignorant of all things to do with bringing them up. But their fierce little faces when their dad introduced them to me set their cards out on the table. They weren’t to be won over … Read more
Struggling to breathe, feeling ‘like she was drowning’, Dr Geraldine McGroarty found herself in a bed at the hospital where she worked, wondering if she would survive Covid-19. ‘I just felt so awful, so weak and with a fever of 40c [104f] that wasn’t being controlled,’ she recalls of the day she was admitted to … Read more
More evidence has emerged which suggests COVID-19 patients with high vitamin D levels are more likely to survive the disease. A study from the US found patients with a severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications and die. Researchers led by Northwestern University say the observational evidence is still preliminary and caution … Read more
Black people are four times more likely to die from coronavirus than white people, according to figures released today. Government statisticians analysed the number of all COVID-19-related fatalities in England and Wales between March 2 and April 10. Data showed the risk of dying from the coronavirus was ‘significantly’ higher among some ethnic groups compared … Read more
A mother has revealed the heartbreak of watching her two-year-old die of ‘childhood dementia’. Vicky Cunningham, 34, of West Lothian, Scotland, said her baby, Mirryn, was happy and healthy, despite being born premature. But at 10 months old, Ms Cunningham instinctively knew something wasn’t right when Mirryn stopped trying to hold her hand or rock … Read more
Healthcare professionals who attend religious services at least once a week are less likely to die despair-related deaths such as suicide, a new study suggests. US researchers found women who attended religious services weekly had a 68 per cent lower risk of death from despair compared to those never attended. Men who went to services … Read more
President Donald Trump has been mercilessly mocked for touring a factory without a face mask while the song Live And Let Die blared over the sound system. The bungled PR stunt at a mask manufacturer in Arizona yesterday set Twitter alight, with many pointing out the ill-chosen song came as the president piles pressure on … Read more
Grieving relatives of coronavirus victims who die at home face delays of days or weeks for bodies to be released for funerals Relatives face of COVID-19 victims face long delays for bodies to be returned It took three weeks for the body of NHS nurse Donald Suelto to be released Ex-chief crown prosecutor Nazir Afzal’s brother … Read more