It’s been hailed as a wonder drug with the potential to extend the lives of thousands of people with cystic fibrosis. But patients across the UK still can’t get their hands on Orkambi – despite it being a year since Theresa May promised to take action. The drug, which slows lung deterioration, received its European … Read more
Grieving relatives and friends paid tribute to lost loved ones on Saturday night as at least 15 more brave frontline staff died during Britain’s coronavirus epidemic. Among them was NHS hospital manager Julianne Cadby, 49, who died just days after losing her mother Joan, 84, to the virus. Her husband Chris, 43, was battling for his … Read more
Four more NHS heroes have died from coronavirus as the Covid-19 death toll among health workers rises to 54. Dr Krishan Arora, a general practitioner, died after contracting the virus. The South West London Clinical Commissioning Group released a statement on his tragic passing earlier today. The 57-year-old was a senior partner at Violet Lane … Read more
Africa could see anywhere between 300,000 and 3.3 million deaths due to coronavirus, according to the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). It warned that if the continent does not implement measures to prevent the spread of the virus then total infections could spiral out of control and reach 1.2 billion. But if intense social distancing … Read more
Some animals are genetically predisposed to die before reaching old age to benefit the rest of the colony, according to a new British study. Caenorhabditis elegans, a roundworm that shares genetic traits with humans, is programmed to die early to reduce its colony’s demand for food, scientists say. These organisms possess a genetic ‘self-destruct programme’, … Read more
Three more hero NHS workers who fought on the frontline to help battle the coronavirus crisis have died of the illness. A retired theatre assistant, a healthcare worker and a long-serving porter are the latest tragic losses, with 48 NHS staff members having now lost their lives to the illness. It comes after council bosses … Read more
Up to 150,000 Britons could die from non-coronavirus causes because of the UK’s draconian lockdown, it is feared. A tentative estimate circulating in Whitehall suggests a six-figure death toll from a long-term lockdown, caused by a spike in suicides and domestic violence. Official figures show around 9,000 Britons have already died after testing positive for … Read more
More than one in seven people hospitalised with the coronavirus in the UK will die with it, according to official statistics. Britain has now recorded 10,612 deaths from COVID-19 in NHS hospitals out of a total of around 75,774 inpatients – a death rate of 14 per cent. Reports from intensive care units (ICU) show … Read more
Daily death tolls are ‘airbrushing out’ hundreds of elderly people who are dying from coronavirus at care homes, furious bosses have warned today. Care England, the industry body, says around 1,000 residents could already have died from covid-19 – with even more ‘unrecorded’ deaths ‘swept under the carpet’. Matthew Reed, chief executive of charity Marie Curie, … Read more