More than 400,000 people in England were wrongly marked as at high risk from coronavirus because of an over-cautious algorithm. The QCovid algorithm, used to help identify who should be shielding or getting early access to vaccines, automatically put people in the high-risk pile when data was missing, health news site Pulse reported. If their … Read more
Record high 44% of NHS staff say they have been sick with stress during the Covid pandemic, annual health workers’ survey finds Stress was higher in NHS workers but fewer said they wanted to quit the NHS Health workers embroiled in a row with Government over pay rise in new budget Fewer people said they … Read more
The ‘runner’s high’ – that feeling of euphoria and reduced anxiety that you get after exercise – is not directly caused by endorphins, according to new research from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. Instead, it’s caused by endocannabinoids, molecules naturally produced by the body, which act similarly to cannabis. The researchers found this by measuring … Read more
Shopping in La-La land: High Streets will look very different after Britain escapes the pandemic, says ALEX BRUMMER By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 10 March 2021 The last time Marks & Spencer proposed knocking down its flagship store at Marble Arch on London’s … Read more
Although vegans tend to be the butt of jokes, they’re less likely to suffer a stroke than vegetarians or meat-eaters, a new study suggests. US researchers at Harvard Medical School tracked more than 200,000 people’s diets over the course of 25 years. The people who ate the most healthy plant-based food – 12 servings a … Read more
Scientists have developed a blood test that can spot people at high risk of getting critically ill or dying of Covid. Imperial College London experts say they have made a test that can detect proteins which appears directly linked to the risk of death or severe illness. The protein, named GM-CSF, is thought to be … Read more
Scientists have developed a blood test that can spot people at high risk of getting critically ill or dying of Covid. Imperial College London experts say they have made a test that can detect proteins which appears directly linked to the risk of death or severe illness. The protein, named GM-CSF, is thought to be … Read more
Pictures of Holland that show just why the airline pilot who took them is flying high on Instagram Nick de Jonge flies Boeing 737s for KLM as a first officer – and he has 20,000 Instagram followers When you see his photography, you’ll see why – it’s regularly jaw-dropping. From the ground and the air … Read more
Grieving families still being denied help a year after landmark High Court ruling By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 March 2021 Married couples and those in civil partnership can claim £9,800 through Bereavement Support Payment if their partner dies Bereaved unmarried parents are … Read more
P&O Cruises has unveiled interior renderings of its new ship, Arvia – and announced some of the features passengers will enjoy, which include a swim-up bar, an infinity pool ‘with uninterrupted views of the ship’s wake’, and the first-ever high-ropes experience at sea. The 185,000-tonne, 345m-long (1,131ft) Excel-class ship is due to be delivered in … Read more