A mother has revealed how people mistook her son’s severe facial eczema for sunburn during a family holiday, before finding relief in a £7.99 cream that she claims drastically soothed his skin from the painful and itchy symptoms. Cherise Sharp, 28, a full-time mother to newborn Rex and two year-old Roan, from Kent, revealed how … Read more
Pregnant women are at no greater risk of developing severe COVID-19 than other women, according to research. Some 427 mothers-to-be were admitted to NHS hospitals with the life-threatening coronavirus between March 1 and April 14. Only one in ten needed treatment in ICU, which is no higher than the figure for non-pregnant women of the same … Read more
Current smokers and those with a type of lung disease are at an increased risk of suffering severe complications and dying from coronavirus, new research suggests. Over the past several months, numerous controversial studies have claimed that cigarettes may be protective, potentially due to nicotine. But researchers from University College London in the UK found … Read more
More than half of severely ill coronavirus patients treated with Ebola drug remdesivir recovered and were discharged from hospital within two weeks, trial results reveal Gilead Sciences treated 200 severely ill coronavirus patients with its Ebola antiviral remdesivir Regardless of whether they were treated for five or 10 days, more than half of the patients … Read more
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