Remdesivir shortens the amount of recovery time from COVID-19 and decreases the risk of death, final results of a study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) show. Researchers found that the antiviral drug reduced the recovery time for hospitalized coronavirus patients by at least five days. What’s more, the medication was shown to lower … Read more
Pregnancy problems could leave women more at risk from heart disease or strokes later in life, research suggests Researchers found premature and stillbirths doubled likelihood of heart disease Pre-eclampsia is associated with fourfold increase in the risk of heart failure Birmingham University researches analysed results of 32 previous studies By Eleanor Hayward Health Reporter For … Read more
President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office on Wednesday to be briefed on the stimulus talks and Hurricane Delta, the White House announced, despite being contagious from the coronavirus. It is unclear who is in the Oval Office with him. Trump tweeted he spoke with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Louisiana Gov. John Bel … Read more
Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners’ will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages Sadiq Khan has warned Londoners’ will die if the capital continues to be hit with coronavirus testing shortages amid fears a lack of swabs could be masking the true scale of the city’s outbreak. The London Mayor’s … Read more
A ‘lazy eye’ is a childhood condition where the vision does not develop properly. It’s known medically as amblyopia. It happens because one or both eyes are unable to build a strong link to the brain. It usually only affects one eye, and means that the child can see less clearly out of the affected … Read more
A doctor at the Walter Reed medical center where Donald Trump is currently being treated for COVID-19 has described the president’s decision to go on a drive to wave at supporters as ‘insanity’. Dr James Phillips was angered by Trump’s Sunday drive Dr James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University’s Emergency Medicine … Read more
‘I’m a bit freaked out about Covid’: Rochelle Humes announces she will be staying indoors for the final stage of her pregnancy as she shows off her baby bump By Nick Ferris For Mailonline Published: 17:32 BST, 3 October 2020 | Updated: 17:33 BST, 3 October 2020 She’s set to welcome her third child with … Read more
While Apple has touted the Apple Watch’s heart-monitoring feature, experts say it may be sending users to the doctor unnecessarily. A new study finds that only about 10 percent of Apple Watch owners who went to a doctor after being alerted of an abnormal heart rate were diagnosed with a condition. False positives saddle consumers … Read more
Women who have irregular periods have much higher risk of an early death, new study suggests A study found irregular periods could indicate a more serious health condition Study was from data of 80,000 pre-menopausal women around the age of 38 These women were also significantly more likely to be overweight, have high blood pressure, … Read more
Two fifths of the world’s plants are at risk of extinction, up from an estimated fifth in 2016, according to Kew Gardens. In total, 140,000, or 39.4 per cent, of plants are threatened with extinction, up from an earlier estimate of 21 per cent from four years ago, the organisation says. Kew’s annual State of the … Read more