The NHS‘s coronavirus contact tracing app could be an effective way to cut down new cases and stop the spread of the disease, a trial on the Isle of Wight has found. Just two new cases of the illness have been discovered on the island, which is home to around 140,000 people, since the app’s … Read more
Boy, five, whose legs were amputated after horrific abuse by his birth parents raises over £400,000 walking 10km on prosthetic legs after being inspired by Captain Tom Moore Tony Hudgell, five, set out to raise just £500 walking on his new prosthetic legs Double amputee had been brutally tortured by birth parents at five weeks … Read more
One in five people with NHS hearing aids do not wear them due to problems using them or lack of perceived benefit, study shows Researchers found 20 per cent of the partially deaf rarely use their hearing aids About 80 per cent of people with hearing aids in the UK get them from the NHS … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge has celebrated the ‘amazing’ entries to her photographic project documenting life under lockdown. Images of sleeping nurses, shielding elderly and chaotic family scenes showing the reality of working from home are featured in the pictures submitted to Kate’s Hold Still initiative. In a video message to encourage more entries Kate Middleton, … Read more
Britain’s coronavirus death toll today jumped by 245 as Northern Ireland recorded no new fatalities for the fourth day in a row with the outbreak across the UK continuing to fade. Department of Health figures show the official number of victims has now topped 41,000 but other grim statistics yesterday revealed the actual number of deaths … Read more
New flu jab that scientists suggest will offer better protection for the over-65s could be rolled out next year European health officials have now approved a new flu jab for the over-65s The stronger, immune-boosting vaccine could be rolled out from next year Flu is dangerous and accounted for more than 17,000 deaths in the … Read more
Frequent hand-washing is key to reducing the spread of Covid-19, and with lockdown easing, it is even more important. But if your hands are sore, chapped and red as a result, you’re far from alone. Pharmacists are reporting a huge increase in customers seeking treatments for hands irritated by more frequent and thorough washing, compounded … Read more
British dental surgeries finally reopened yesterday — but we can’t hope for anything like the service that we knew before the pandemic, dentists are warning. Patients must expect only very limited treatments, such as emergency repairs, as well as long queues for appointments and spiralling bills for non-NHS care. And that’s if your local surgery … Read more
Britain today announced 55 more Covid-19 deaths in the lowest toll since before lockdown, as London recorded no new fatalities in hospitals for the first time since March and both Scotland and Northern Ireland saw no new victims for the second day in a row. Department of Health bosses say the official number of victims … Read more
Some images from the Black Lives Matter demonstration in London on Saturday will linger long in the memory. The sheer scale and physical density of the march, as viewed from above, is one, simultaneously impressive in its display of solidarity and terrifying for NHS medics anxious to avert a ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 infection. Then … Read more