Police launch hunt for maskless Covid denier who tried to take dying patient from intensive care

Police have launched a hunt for a maskless Covid denier who tried to take a dying patient from intensive care against doctors’ orders.   Toby Hayden-Leigh, 45, from Maidstone, Kent, was joined by a group of people who refused to wear masks inside East Surrey Hospital and then became abusive towards staff on January 21.     A … Read more

Man dragged out by security after trying to take dying patient home against doctors’ orders

This is the moment a maskless conspiracy theorist tries to take a dying elderly Covid patient home from a hospital ward against doctors’ orders, before he is dragged out by security guards. Tobe Hayden Leigh launched a tirade of foul-mouthed abuse as he was frogmarched from the acute respiratory care unit at East Surrey Hospital, … Read more

Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE risk of dying of COVID-19 compared to people who have never smoked

Heavy smokers face nearly DOUBLE the risk of being hospitalized for COVID-19 or dying compared to people who have never smoked, study finds Researchers looked at more than 7,000 coronavirus patients, including more than 6,000 never-smokers and the rest being current or former smokers  Patients who had been smoking at least one pack per day … Read more

NHS algorithm used to spot which Covid patients are most at risk of dying isn’t accurate

NHS algorithm used to spot people most at risk of dying or being admitted to intensive care performs ‘poorly’ on Covid-19 patients, study finds NEWS2 is an algorithm used almost universally across the NHS   It gives a score to a patient which indicates how likely they are to deteriorate  But King’s College London researchers found ‘poor-to-moderate’ performance when used … Read more

Jackie O says she ‘often’ thinks about co-host Kyle Sandilands dying

Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands’ health has been a cause for concern for years, and now it seems his colleagues have a loose plan in place for his untimely death. His co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson revealed on Thursday they would ‘go off the air immediately’ if Kyle were to die during a live broadcast. She admitted … Read more

Cannabis extracts may reduce the risk of dying from Covid-19

Cannabis extracts may reduce the risk of dying from Covid-19 by stopping the immune system attacking itself Canadian researchers tested seven cannabis extracts on cytokine levels   Cytokines are produced naturally by the immune system in response to infection But in Covid-19 patients their immune system makes too many cytokines  This so-called ‘cytokine storm’ can be fatal and … Read more

Astronomers capture amazing image of a dying galaxy

Amazing image shows a dying galaxy ejecting 10,000 Suns-worth of gas every year after a giant collision – weakening its ability to form stars Researchers observed the galaxy when the universe was 4.5 billion years old  The gas expelled was likely the result of an earlier merger with another galaxy  This gas leak effectively caused the galaxy … Read more

‘We came close to half of the House DYING!’ AOC says Trump MUST be held accountable for MAGA riot

‘We came close to half of the House DYING!’ AOC says Donald Trump MUST be held accountable for MAGA riot and remains a threat ‘every minute’ as Democrats prepare for impeachment vote Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asserted Sunday that Donald Trump needs to be held accountable for a mob descending on the Capitol  She said ‘we … Read more

Company director, 51, who blamed his DYING WIFE in bid to avoid speeding fines is spared jail

Company director blamed his DYING WIFE for speeding fines: Husband, 51, avoids jail after giving police spouse’s name in bid to dodge string of driving offences despite her being in hospital with terminal brain cancer Andrew Laird, 51, of Fryton, near Malton, Yorkshire, received 16 speeding tickets Police said Laird claimed he was not behind the … Read more

Two arthritis drugs slash the risk of Covid patients in ICU dying by 24%

Coronavirus patients fighting for their lives in NHS intensive care units will now be given arthritis drugs, after a major trial found two different medications can cut the risk of death by nearly a quarter.  In one of the biggest medical breakthroughs of the pandemic, scientists found that anti-inflammatory drugs tocilizumab and sarilumab can boost the … Read more