Police investigate death of unborn baby after woman took ‘pills by post’ abortion drugs while 28 weeks pregnant – four past the legal limit Abortion laws were relaxed due to coronavirus so women could take both pills at home Women can use these pills at home up to the 10th week of their pregnancy A … Read more
Blood-thinning drugs can help save the lives of coronavirus patients by stopping dangerous clots forming on the lungs, British scientists discover NHS England will give hospitals new guidance on blood thinning as a treatment Doctors at Royal Brompton Hospital identified link between Covid-19 and clots They used hi-tech dual energy CAT scans to take images … Read more
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has released the autopsy reports Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others who were killed in a California helicopter crash in January. Bryant was headed to his daughter’s basketball tournament at his Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California, on the morning of January 26, when the … Read more
Britain spent £20m on anti-HIV and malaria drugs promoted by Donald Trump as cures for Covid-19 despite no solid evidence that they work The UK government spent nearly £20mn on drugs including hydroxychloroquine Contracts with Britis-based firms were entered into without tendering Donald Trump has previously hailed hydroxychloroquine as a ‘game changer’ There is little … Read more
The heartbroken parents of two terminally-ill children have launched legal action to get a potentially life-saving drug on the NHS. Oliver, eight, and Amelia Carroll, six, suffer from fatal neuro-degenerative condition Batten disease. There is no cure for the condition, which is estimated to affect 30 to 50 children in the UK, meaning Oliver and … Read more
The NHS will ‘have answers’ about the effectiveness of promising coronavirus drugs in June, health bosses say. Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, claimed the first results of clinical trials into the medicines were expected in ‘five to seven weeks’. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to announce he will keep Britain … Read more
Hundreds of suspects – including dozens of children – have been arrested during a crackdown on ‘County Lines’ drug dealing networks. More than 270 suspects – nearly a quarter of whom were under 18 – were arrested on Britain’s rail network by a gang taskforce that began in December last year. More than £60,000 worth … Read more
On Thursday, President Trump insinuated that he would throw his weight behind the Florida governor’s proposed plan to help keep drug prices lower by importing medications from other countries. It might be good for prices, but with recent reports of fake foreign drugs and widespread contamination in blockbuster medications manufactured abroad, it’s not clear the … Read more
Hormone drug to keep prostate cancer patients out of hospital as NHS agrees to hand out the treatment before chemotherapy amid Covid-19 crisis Enzalutamide and abiraterone to be ‘first-line’ of therapy for next three months Chemotherapy on hold as hospitals try to keep patients away during pandemic Blood test could diagnose cancer earlier by finding … Read more
Ex-Winchester public schoolboy, 19, dies from a drugs overdose at home 18 months after he was caught with ecstasy, ketamine, cannabis and LSD outside trendy Notting Hill Arts Club Maximilian Charles Saunders-Stoner, 19, was found dead at home in Hampshire Police say death of former Winchester College student not treated as suspicious Cause of death … Read more