How will Covid app work without tracers? Fresh doubts over 18,000-strong army needed to make it work

Ministers were facing serious questions over the effectiveness of its track-and-trace plan to get the UK out of lockdown amid fears that just a fraction of the staff needed to make it work are ready to go. The Government has insisted that army of 18,000 people required to make the lockdown-easing measure work will be … Read more

Woman, 25, needed surgery on her vulva after landing on her jet ski handlebars

A woman who landed directly on handlebars of her jet ski in a freak accident was left with a swelling blood clot on her vulva that needed to be surgically drained  In a case report, published in BMJ Case Reports, the 25-year-old arrived at Professional Brooklyn Gynecological Services in New York three days after the incident. She … Read more

Compression stockings are not needed to help prevent blood clots after surgery, new research shows 

Compression stockings are not needed to help prevent blood clots after surgery, new research shows Anti-clotting drugs alone just as effective as prescribing them with stockings  Imperial College London say results show that guidelines should be updated Graduated compression stockings designed to help promote circulation in legs By Katie Pickles Health Correspondent For The Daily … Read more

Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market

Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 Urgent stimulus from the Government is needed to ward off a collapse in the UK’s housing market, experts have warned.  … Read more

Fears whooping cough is evolving into a SUPERBUG as doctors say a new vaccine is desperately needed

Bacteria responsible for whooping cough are morphing into superbugs, scientists warn. Australian experts say bordetella pertussis is becoming increasingly better at hiding from the immune system.  The evolving bacteria are producing more nutrient-transporting proteins that help it multiply rapidly. It is also triggering less immune responses, causing fewer symptoms. This allows it to slip under … Read more

Coronavirus: Social distancing may be needed until 2022

Social distancing may be needed until 2022 to stop the spread of coronavirus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard study finds A Harvard study on coronavirus warned sporadic periods of social distancing could be needed until 2022 to prevent new surges in infections  The researchers warn that lifting social distancing measures all at once … Read more

Obama endorses Biden saying his ’empathy and grace’ are needed in the White House

President Obama asked the Democrats to unite behind Joe Biden in a 12-minute video Tuesday as he finally stepped into the 2020 campaign.  Obama said Biden possessed the right kind of leadership ‘the kind of leadership guided by knowledge and experience, honesty and humility, empathy and grace.’  ‘That kind of leadership doesn’t just belong in our … Read more