Coronavirus UK: NHS study suggests race may affect risk level

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Doctors’ lives are still being put at risk by a lack of PPE, British Medical Association warns

Doctors’ lives are still being put at risk by a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), the British Medical Association today warned. More than two thirds of doctors (69 per cent) questioned by the union said they do not feel protected while fighting Britain’s COVID-19 outbreak. The snapshot poll of 2,000 medics also found some … Read more

‘Hundreds of thousands’ of jobs in the retail sector at risk of being lost, BRC boss warns

Hundreds of thousands of jobs in the retail sector are at risk of being lost amid the Covid-19 crisis, the British Retail Consortium has warned.  Sales at shops across Britain fell to their lowest level on record last month, with worse figures yet to come, the BRC said. With ‘non-essential’ bricks-and-mortar shops shut up and … Read more

People with diabetes have a higher risk of dying if they catch coronavirus

People with diabetes have a higher risk of dying if they catch coronavirus – this is due to an overproduction of immune cells in the lungs, a new study finds. Experts from Wuhan University found people with high blood glucose levels have a much greater chance of catching more severe strains of the deadly virus. … Read more

Taking aspirin once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim

Taking aspirin just once a week can cut the risk of getting several types of cancer, scientists claim Regular use of drug reduces risk of getting stomach and oesophagus cancers  It also cuts the chances of bowel cancer by 27 per cent, according to 45 studies Drug is known to lower heart attack and stroke … Read more

Chinese scientists warn babies may be at risk of catching coronavirus during pregnancy 

Babies may be at risk of catching the coronavirus from their mother during pregnancy, scientists have warned. Chinese doctors studied four newborns who tested positive for the infection within a few days of a Caesarean delivery, after experiencing mild tell-tale symptoms.  Three had been isolated as soon as they were born because their mothers had … Read more

One underlying health condition raises risk of intensive care or death with coronavirus by 80%

Having an underlying health condition raises the risk of being admitted to ICU or dying by almost 80 per cent, a study has found. The odds are even higher for those with two conditions, according to research of almost 1,600 hospital patients in China.  Overall, 20 per cent of patients with any health condition ended … Read more

Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits, research suggests 

Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits such as exercising and ditching junk food, research suggests Key habits to adopt are daily exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol Diets should include eating more fish, nuts, whole grains, fruits and vegetables  The findings show that it is … Read more

More than 13,000 letters meant for people most at risk from coronavirus were sent to WRONG address

More than 13,000 letters meant for the people most at risk from coronavirus were sent to the WRONG address in a ‘potentially disastrous mistake’ Some 75,000 people in Wales identified as at a very high risk from Covid-19  13,000 letters were sent to the previous addresses of intended recipents Plaid Cymru’s local government spokeswoman Delyth … Read more

Coronavirus: Scientific adviser to the Government says there is no more risk at work than at home

The row over Britain’s coronavirus lockdown intensified last night after a Government scientific adviser said the country ‘cannot hide away forever’ from the disease. Rupert Shute, the deputy scientific adviser at the Home Office, predicted that 80 per cent of people would get the disease anyway. Speaking to passport officials in an attempt to urge … Read more