Nicola Sturgeon today suggested people in Scotland could soon be allowed to meet a small ‘bubble’ of friends or family outside of their households under plans to ease the coronavirus lockdown. The Scottish First Minister said other countries are beginning to look at expanding the definition of ‘households’ to allow small gatherings of people and … Read more
Coronavirus can linger in the eyes for weeks on end, according to a newly-published case report. Researchers at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Italy found that virus persisted in the eyes of one 65-year-old woman for 21 days after she first developed symptoms. Reports have emerged of people getting pink eye with coronavirus … Read more
President Donald Trump proposed unorthodox new treatments for the coronavirus at Thursday’s White House press briefing – including the use of ultraviolet rays and injections of cleaning agents into patients. Trump, who studied finance and real estate but touts his gut instincts about medical and scientific issues, brought up possible treatments including ‘injecting’ cleaning agents … Read more
Coronavirus may kill 70 times fewer patients than official UK death figures suggest, studies have shown. Britain has one of the worst COVID-19 testing records, meaning a frightening 13 per cent of diagnosed patients in the UK die from the disease. But this is considerably higher than the real death rate because it does not … Read more
Do testicles make men more vulnerable to coronavirus? Study suggests testes harbour Covid-19 giving virus sanctuary from immune system Covid-19 attaches to a cell protein called ACE2, which is found on the testes The same protein is not present in as high numbers on female ovarian tissue Men are dying from coronavirus at twice the … Read more
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
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
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