Kate Garraway returns to present GMB for the first time since her husband fell critically ill with coronavirus – as she warns Ben Shephard to ‘be rude’ otherwise she ‘will get too emotional’ Kate Garraway has returned to present Good Morning Britain today She had taken time off while her husband Derek Draper, 52, was … Read more
Gilead study says remdesivir reduces the risk of death in severely ill coronavirus patients by 62% Gilead compared 312 severely ill coronavirus patients receiving remdesivir compared to 818 patients receiving standard of care Nearly 75% of those treated with remdesivir recovered compared to 59% not given the drug Only 7.6% of remdesivir-treated patients died compared to … Read more
Katie Price‘s eldest child Harvey was admitted to hospital on Monday morning after falling ill. The teenager, who turned 18 last month, has the rare genetic disorder Prader-Willi Syndrome, among other health complications including being blind due to Septo-optic dysplasia while he is also autistic, has an underactive thyroid and diabetes. Harvey was seen being treated … Read more
‘I’ve been so ill all day!’: Lydia Bright reveals she’s been tested for COVID-19 and it has come back negative after feeling ‘horrific’ with mystery bug By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 21:46 BST, 26 June 2020 | Updated: 21:46 BST, 26 June 2020 Lydia Bright has revealed that she has been tested for coronavirus … Read more
Children are unlikely to fall seriously ill with coronavirus and the risk of them dying from the disease is ‘very low’, another study has confirmed. Researchers from Great Ormond Street Hospital in London looked at more than 582 children aged three and above who were diagnosed with Covid-19 across Europe during the height of the crisis … Read more
A steroid found to help severely ill coronavirus patients does nothing to help people with milder cases, a new study suggests. Last week, British researchers published preliminary findings showing that dexamethasone reduced death rates among patients on ventilators and those on supplemental oxygen without ventilation. But, in the full report released this week, results showed … Read more
Recent violent attacks by radicalised mentally ill people are ‘impossible to distinguish’ from terrorism, a new report has warned. The European police agency Europol said that incidents carried out by mentally ill people who have been influenced by hate speech and fake news could be classed as terrorism in its European Union Terrorism Situation and … Read more
High Court judge says doctors can stop life-support treatment for severely ill eight-week-old boy against his parents’ wishes Mr Justice Hayden ruled that specialists can lawfully stop providing life support The eight-week-old baby had been diagnosed with necrotising enterocolitis Doctors have said that the baby would die in pain if he be allowed to die naturally … Read more
A blood cancer drug may help improve the conditions of severely ill coronavirus patients, a new small study suggests. Acalabrutinib, sold under the brandname Calquence by AstraZeneca, is a medication with anti-inflammatory properties that scientists believe can control the immune system’s overreaction to the virus. The majority of patients given the drugs came off supplemental … Read more
An unwell passenger arriving at Heathrow Airport and needing to go to the hospital has admitted that he was unaware of the UK’s new 14-day quarantine regulations which came in force today and was about to board the London Underground. The oblivious traveller, who had arrived at the international airport from Switzerland, explained that he … Read more