After repeated failures in previous research, a new study suggests hydroxychloroquine can improve survival odds for some coronavirus patients. Hospitalized coronavirus patients given hydroxychloroquine were 50 percent less likely to die of the brutal infection than those who did not receive the drug in a Henry Ford Health System study of 2,541 people. It comes … Read more
The odds that a New York City resident admitted to a hospital for COVID-19 will die vary wildly, depending on what hospital they go to, a New York Times investigation has revealed. Hospital data obtained by the Times shows that mortality rates for COVID-19 patients are as low as 11 percent at private Manhattan hospitals, … Read more
She was forced to postpone her wedding in the U.S. due to the coronavirus crisis. Yet Louisa Lytton’s friends lifted the actress’ spirits by throwing her a surprise hen do in the park, on the day they should have been flying out to Croatia together. The EastEnders star, 31, revealed that she was tricked into … Read more
Ouch! Pet owner reveals terrifying moment her Staffordshire Bull Terrier cut its tongue open on a discarded can of tuna – and says it was so stuck vets had to remove it under anaesthetic Staffordshire Bull Terrier-cross underwent emergency treatment for her tongue Owner, Louisa Davis, 45, from Nottingham said she overheard scuffling in bin … Read more
Convalescent plasma therapy did not significantly improve the conditions of patients with life-threatening coronavirus, a new study suggests. Among patients with ‘life-threatening’ cases, meaning in organ failure or needing to be placed on ventilators, more patients recovered who didn’t receive the treatment than those who did. Researchers, from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and … Read more
A 14-year-old boy left critically ill by the coronavirus has survived his ordeal after being given the Ebola drug remdesivir, his family have revealed. Jacob Tayel, from Ipswich, fell ill with what his mother assumed was a chest infection in March, and his 11-year-old brother, Isaac, was ill at the same time. Dianne, their mother, … Read more
Up to 20 per cent of patients who have contracted coronavirus caught the disease while seeking treatment in hospital for another illness, senior NHS figures have revealed. During a national briefing in April, medical directors and nursers were told that between 10 and 20 per cent of those with the virus had contracted it while … Read more
Adorable images have shown exactly how an endangered baby black rhino gets to grips with the world, after the daily routine of a little ‘Apollo’ was documented by a rescue sanctuary in Africa. Apollo is a critically endangered baby black rhino who came into the care of the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, who swooped in to … Read more
Donald Trump says at Lincoln Memorial town hall that he’s ‘treated worse’ than Abe by the press – as a supporter asks him why he bullies, rambles and doesn’t answer reporters’ questions President Trump was asked by a supporter Sunday night why he didn’t comport himself in a more professional fashion during press briefings The … 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