The number of potential coronavirus patients reached by NHS Test and Trace has fallen to its lowest level ever, official figures show. Tracers managed to track down just 71.3 per cent of close contacts of infected people in the week ending August 12, the lowest since the service launched. This dropped from 74.2 per cent … Read more
Wife-beating doctor, 36, banned from treating patients is allowed back to work after he said he felt ‘left out’ of the weekly NHS Clap For Carers Dr Abdul Basit, 36, was suspended from duty after grabbing wife by the throat His four month suspension was lifted last week and he can to return to work … Read more
Doctors are told to be frank with patients who have obesity in bid to get them to change their lifestyle and save taxpayers millions Doctors have been accused of failing to be frank with their obese patients They need to persuade their patients to lose weight instead of other options Some doctors just prescribe expensive ‘bariatric’ … Read more
Almost three quarters of Covid-19 patients admitted to hospital still suffer symptoms three months later, a study has claimed. Researchers found that 81 out of 110 patients had breathlessness, fatigue and muscle aches long after their battle with the disease. Many also struggled to carry out daily tasks such as washing, dressing or going back … Read more
Major health bodies demand urgent fix for social care crisis as it emerges patients will face even longer waits for hip and knee operations if action is not taken Fifteen medical bodies say the social care system urgently needs reformed They are ‘gravely concerned’ about the ability to cope with second wave Hospitals will be … Read more
Remdesivir will be combined with a multiple sclerosis drug in next phase of federal tests in hopes the combination will fight deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients Remdesivir has already been approved for emergency use authorization in severe coronavirus patients Now federal researchers will compared remdesivir and a placebo to remdesivir and beta interferon The drug is approved … Read more
Doctors’ training ‘is racist as it warns of patients turning blue’, medical school claims Teaching focuses on how illnesses affect white people, such as ‘turning blue’ Students said they felt ill-prepared to treat ethnic minority patients Many students may not see common skin conditions on darker skin tones By Helena Kelly For The Daily Mail … Read more
Fitness watches ‘make you feel guilty and anxious’: Heart patients are warned not to use health-tracking devices as new research suggests they do more harm than good Owners of devices such as Fitbits become more in tune with their health But they suffer anxiety when they miss exercise targets or misinterpret data Researchers said they … Read more
There is currently a great deal of controversy about how much of a role liquid droplets in the air – or aerosols – play in spreading the novel coronavirus. But a new study from the University of Florida has confirmed that these droplets don’t just contain bits of genetic material, but are actually infectious. Air … Read more
Could acupuncture help coronavirus patients? Harvard study claims the ancient technique quiets inflammation ‘storm’ seen in sepsis and COVID-19 patients during animal tests Harvard Medical School scientists tested a modern form of acupuncture to treat inflammation from sepsis in mice Mice that got the needle treatment in their hind legs had lower levels of inflammatory … Read more