Smoking pot even just occasionally could increase risk of suffering severe COVID-19 complications

Smoking marijuana even just occasionally could increase your risk of suffering complications from the novel coronavirus. The virus causes COVID-19, a respiratory disease that can progress from mild illness to viral pneumonia and organ failure.  Doctors say cannabis leads to inflammation in the lungs, which affects the body’s ability to fight off the virus. They … Read more

Queen must trim trees in grounds of Buckingham Palace that are at risk of falling on guests

The Queen has deployed gardeners to trim her Buckingham Palace trees after she was told the dangerous and diseased trees could fall on guests at her garden parties. The 93-year-old monarch – currently self-isolating at Windsor Castle over the coronavirus threat – is set to have up to 90 trees chopped down or pruned in the … Read more

Coronavirus: Old and obese ‘at more risk’ than cancer patients

Old and obese people are more likely to be hospitalised with the coronavirus than cancer or lung disease patients, research suggests. Two New York University studies looking at 8,000 patients found being over 65 or having a BMI above 30 were the biggest risk factors for COVID-19 admissions.  In one paper, researchers found almost half (46 … Read more

Mystery over high risk to black and Asian Britons

Mystery over high risk to black and Asian Britons as BAME people disproportionately affected by Covid-19 Figures show 28 per cent of those needing Covid-19 treatment are black or Asian Concerns have been raised over the number of bus drivers contracting the virus In the US, similar trends have been established over ethnic differences  Experts … Read more

Baby girls who are born by caesarean could be at higher risk of obesity

Baby girls who are born by C-section could be at higher risk of becoming obese and developing type 2 diabetes, study claims Researchers examined data on 33,000 US women aged between 24 and 44 Of those involved in the study three per cent were born by caesarean section Out of those born by c-section 11 per cent … Read more