There are, in all our lives, little things that go unnoticed. Things that we deem either insignificant or that we take for granted. Few of us make it a habit to embrace and celebrate these small joys, but if ever there were a time to start doing it, then it is now. As I write, … Read more
Dr. Deborah Birx was missing from Friday’s White House press briefing after video of her reaction to President Donald Trump’s suggestion the previous day -that government officials study the idea injecting disinfectants as a possible cure for coronavirus – went viral. Birx was spotted at the White House Friday morning, taping an interview for Fox News … Read more
How has it been for you? A month in lockdown and with no reprieve in sight, it’s starting to feel like a life sentence, isn’t it? One day collapses into another and I’ve forgotten what a weekend feels like anymore. This new way of living hasn’t been easy on our emotional wellbeing — even mine. … Read more
Spider-Man and Doctor Strange sequels postponed as Thor: Love & Thunder leaps back a week amid coronavirus date changes By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 01:50 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 02:07 BST, 25 April 2020 As movie releases continue to shift around amid the coronavirus pandemic, a slate of new changes have been … Read more
Are you daunted by the prospect of three more weeks in lockdown? Read this week’s searing diary of a doctor working on the coronavirus front line – and then count your blessings… MONDAY One mother’s unbearable call to her boys We have been asked to re-use disposable surgical gowns – they’ll be laundered but I … Read more
At about this time of year, I become anxious, grumpy and chronically exhausted. While everyone else is filled with the joys of spring, all I want to do is curl up in bed. It’s called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Usually this means the body finds it difficult to cope with short, dark days in winter, … Read more
In a few short hours the crisis over Boris Johnson‘s health turned into a full-scale emergency last night. The diplomatic fog that had obscured just how ill he really was lifted as it emerged he had been admitted to intensive care. It took an intervention from our oldest ally across the Atlantic for questions to … Read more
Doctor films crowds – including Met Police chief Cressida Dick – clapping for NHS on Westminster Bridge while ignoring social distancing rules as nurse warns ‘sickening’ scenes will cause ‘more weeks of torture’ Hundreds of people were filmed by a St Thomas’ doctor on the bridge in London Police joined in the applause despite people … Read more
Coronavirus doctor is forced to wear disposable NHS pants on his HEAD after his ward runs out of hair-nets – as he jokes Matt Hancock will be asking him to use his own underwear next London doctor @RNappleby revealed on Twitter that disposable paper pants, normally reserved for patients, were being used as hair-nets by staff … Read more
A frontline doctor has been crowned the winner of a photography competition that aims to capture Scotland’s natural beauty. Inverness-based Dr Kenny Muir scooped the title of Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year with his portfolio of three stunning images shot in remote Glen Affric and on the Isle of Harris. The first image, called … Read more