They are the forgotten victims of the corona pandemic — patients caught up in a devastating NHS crisis which is costing thousands of lives. From a seven-year-old girl battling with seizures to a father-of-three who needs cancer surgery, every one of them has had their treatment put on hold while the NHS diverts resources to … Read more
Convalescent plasma has been used to treat infections for at least a century, dating back to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also trialed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, 2003 SARS epidemic, and the 2012 MERS epidemic. Convalescent plasma was used as a last resort to improve the survival rate of patients … Read more
New fast-track breast cancer treatment takes just FIVE DAYS instead of the standard three weeks An NHS trial reveals a five-day course of radiotherapy is as good as three weeks The high-dosage is proven to be as safe as the standard breast cancer treatment Hospitals are using the fast-track regime as it reduces coronavirus exposure … Read more
Trump refuses to take responsibility for spike in people ingesting disinfectant and says he ‘can’t imagine why’ there was an increase after he spoke about using it as a coronavirus treatment Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said his state was flooded with calls to emergency hotlines from people asking about disinfectants after Trump’s comment Monday Trump … Read more
Hospitals in New York have been quietly testing a heartburn drug as a treatment for coronavirus after doctors in China found that elderly survivors were taking it. Northwell Health had tested famotidine (sold in oral form under brand name Pepcid) on 187 critically ill patients out of an intended 1,174 as of Saturday as part … Read more
Doctors say an experimental treatment using blood plasma does work and helped save the life of a coronavirus patient near death. The male patient had been on a ventilator at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was only getting worse. The hospital had just received its first batch of blood plasma from a … Read more
Donald Trump‘s aides on the front lines of the White House coronavirus response launched a huge behind-the-scenes effort to push antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for the new virus. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, sent a group email in early April outlining the White … Read more
MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Life-changing treatment for stomach cancer from Creo Medical revives shares too By Joanne Hart, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:03 BST, 15 June 2019 | Updated: 10:18 BST, 17 June 2019 Creo Medical is a junior healthcare firm, but its technology is already changing people’s lives. Midas recommended Creo, based in … Read more
Cancer patients will not receive vital treatment during coronavirus crisis, warn doctors in letter to Matt Hancock urging him to free up space for NHS patients in private clinics Six oncologists have sounded the alarm bell about patients being denied care They point to reduced capacity for proton beam therapy because of the virus They … Read more
The parents of a five-year-old boy who won the nation’s heart in his battle against a rare cancer have revealed their joy after being told his disease has gone. Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, was given a ‘life or death’ three-month race to find a stem-cell match after his aggressive form of leukaemia worsened. More than … Read more