Inspiring Healthy Living

A report presented to SAGE showed that seven per cent of people admitted to hospital in the UK's second wave had had a jab but 79% of them caught the virus before the vaccine kicked in. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nB5Bx7

Covid England: Cases fall 40% with just 1 in 1,000 infected last week

A weekly report from the Office for National Statistics today estimated the number of infections in England is lower than at any point since September and has been falling constantly for five weeks. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aRhQQS

Two young intensive care workers celebrate Manchester Covid ward for being empty

NHS nurse Hattie Nicholls posed for a selfie with a colleague in front of a row of empty hospital beds in Manchester Royal Infirmary's ICU. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32YP3Wu

Nearly two dozen areas of England have already jabbed 80% of 45 to 49 year olds, NHS figures reveal

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England data going up to April 25 show 65 per cent of adults in the age group have had their first dose. But MailOnline analysis shows rates vary wildly across the country. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nz51Qs

Coronavirus: Indian variant cases in the UK rise to 400 and there are now three types

EXCLUSIVE: Public Health England data show the number of Indian variant cases in the UK surged from 77 two weeks ago to 400, as chiefs noticed there are variations in the samples. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vxluaM

THIRD of Britain saw ZERO Covid deaths last month

Around 22 million people are living in areas across the UK which had no reported Covid-19 deaths in April, new analysis has revealed today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2SbrzLv

Covid-19 UK: More than half of positive rapid tests at schools were false, data reveals

Department of Health data released today showed that, of the rapid tests that came back positive from March 4 to March 17 at schools, 58 per cent of results were found to be false. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nvHH6h

Matt Hancock warns modern medicine may cease to exist without if superbugs are not tackled

Drug-resistant diseases such as MRSA already kill 700,000 people around the world each year - including 800 in Britain. But experts fear this could surge to 10million by 2050 without action. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gNzqsV

UK's 'longest-suffering Covid patient' who has been in hospital for a YEAR vomits every day

Jason Kelk, 49, is suffering the fits because he has developed gastroparesis, when fluids no longer drain from the stomach normally. He is still in intensive care at a Leeds hospital. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aP90Di

Air pollution in the UK is at its LOWEST since records began

DEFRA says the year-on-year drop in nitrogen dioxide levels is largely due to a decrease in emissions due to lockdown and lower than normal road traffic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aOmQWE

Office work: Sitting at a desk by a WINDOW makes you more productive than by a wall, study claims

After surveying workers in a London-based open-plan office, researchers concluded that have more 'visual control' at work makes employees happier and more efficient. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eGRvpP

Coronavirus: Symptom study shows Covid cases in England fall again to just 757 infections per day

The Covid Symptom Study, based on self-reported symptoms and test results from people around the UK, suggests that cases are lower now even than they were last summer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/335kSg5

Vaccine passports WON'T be ready by May 17

John Holland-Kaye told Sky News the Home Office and UK Border Force 'need to get a grip' immediately or risk repeats of six-hour waits in queues where social distancing proved impossible. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nxK888

Matt Hancock gets his Covid jab from Professor Jonathan Van Tam

Health Secretary Matt Hancock posed for a picture while being jabbed by England's deputy chief medical officer professor Jonathan Van Tam at the Science Museum in London this morning. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3e3zxyE

Ministers did NOT consider harm of mandatory masks in classrooms, leaked documents show

Leaked PHE documents said officials 'expressly did not consider any potential disbenefits of the policy' in England. Secondary pupils have been forced to wear masks in class since March. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3t5yHps

Dementia sufferer, 74, gets two AstraZeneca Covid jabs in FIVE DAYS

The grandmother, who lives in supported housing, got her first AstraZeneca dose on January 23 at Woolwich Late Night Pharmacy. But five days later she got her second in Plumstead, Greenwich. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nx42jQ

Coronavirus: UK orders 60million more doses of Pfizer's Covid vaccine

Pfizer's vaccine is already one of the most used jabs in the UK and has been shown to be the most effective in the real world, and ministers hope to use an updated version to tackle new variants. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3u6OgyM

Do YOU suffer from 'scroller thumb'? Four simple exercises that can prevent the painful cramping

Fitness experts at British-based OriGym have revealed four exercises to combat 'scroller thumb', which is where hands begin to cramp, become inflamed or get stuck in a bent position. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Rco3Qo

Mass Covid testing scheme could lead to spike in transmission, experts say

Public Health England's Dr Angela Raffle and Dr Mike Gill blasted mass testing today, saying there was little evidence checking asymptomatic cases stopped the spread of Covid. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3u3BDV5

Coronavirus: Covid elimination policies are best, says Oxford article

Researchers at Oxford University said death counts and the state of the economy suggested that hard and early lockdowns to try and stop Covid completely 'will probably pay off in the long run'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nw47nP

Health chiefs will decide TOMORROW whether under-40s will get alternative to AstraZeneca's Covid jab

Professor Anthony Harnden said plummeting cases had forced officials to re-assess current recommendations. He warned any changes could spark a shortage of vaccines in the UK. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32TddRZ

Schoolchildren should be taught to spot anti-vaxx misinformation on social media, scientist claims

Sir David Spiegelhalter, professor of public understanding of human risk at the University of Cambridge, called for social media guidance to be taught to children as part of the curriculum. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3t4v8zL

Matt Hancock is 'delighted' after getting text inviting him to get a Covid vaccine

The Health Secretary tweeted: 'This feels like a huge personal step towards normal. I got the call, I'm getting the jab'. It came a day after he expanded the rollout in England yesterday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2R12eU2

Get ready for a 'normal' summer: Nearly 70% of adults in England now have coronavirus antibodies

A major Office for National Statistics (ONS) testing survey today revealed 68.3 per cent of people in England had the virus-fighting proteins in the week ending April 11. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3voM6ur

Coronavirus: UK records 17 more Covid deaths and 2,685 cases on Tuesday

Today's Department of Health figures marked a 6.8 per cent rise in positive tests but a drop of 48 per cent in deaths on the figures announced last Tuesday, as another 400,000 got vaccinated. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gGLJaz

40m Britons now live in practically 'Covid-free' areas

The UK's hugely-successful vaccine rollout and continued lockdown measures have meant that seven in ten Britons now live in areas where two or fewer cases were recorded in just one week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sSjhF2

Breastfed babies score higher on cognitive tests at age 10, study finds

Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Centre analysed thousands of cognitive tests to determine whether children's scores could be linked to whether or not they were breastfed. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eG91KU

One dose of vaccine slashes risk of spreading Covid by up to HALF, major study reveals

Not only does the jab reduce a person's chance of catching Covid in the first place, it greatly reduces their chances of passing it on, should they get infected. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QFys7k

Woman's cat saved her life by detecting breast cancer

Kate King-Scribbins, 35, from St Paul, Minnesota, was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer after her rescue cat, Oggy, became 'obsessed' with lying on the left side of her chest. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sVXJY5

How deadly is India's Covid variant and is it REALLY behind explosion of cases?

Doctors on the frontline have blamed the B.1.617 strain for the raging second wave that is killing nearly 3,000 Indians a day. But UK scientists have accused India of being too complacent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dVosQp

Covid-19: One in four suffer mild side effects from AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, study shows

Data from the ZOE Covid Symptom Tracking Study showed fewer people experienced mild side effects from AstraZeneca and Pfizer's vaccines than had been suggested in clinical trials. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aHlZak

Coronavirus: UK confidence in Covid vaccine safety has RISEN despite blood clot scare

A survey of 5,000 people by the University of Bristol and King's College London found that, although the attitude towards AstraZeneca's jab had cooled, people were keen on vaccines in general. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sSJnI9

Covid UK: 13.2m - a QUARTER of all adults - now fully vaccinated

Department of Health data released this afternoon shows 33.8million have now had a first dose, taking the UK's total jabs administered up to 47million. Mat Hancock has praised the milestone. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3voD80o

Having type 2 diabetes in middle age could double dementia risk, study finds

A study by the Université de Paris said that years of irregular blood sugar levels in the brain could permanently damage it, with more time lived with diabetes linked to a higher likelihood of dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32RYBm1

Hospital accidentally gives woman wrong second Covid vaccine 'in first error of its kind in Britain'

The woman received the Pfizer vaccine instead of one from AstraZeneca at Great Western hospital in Swindon. She suffered no ill-effects, but said she was left furious by the administrative error. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3voFxrE

Covid England and Wales: Flu and pneumonia now killing almost as many, ONS data shows

Office for National Statistics data showed 275 deaths had Covid listed as the underlying causes. For flu and pneumonia, there were 265 that fitted this category. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xr5HMk

People aged 42 and over are now eligible for a Covid vaccine in England

From today in England, everyone over the age of 42 - or those who have their 42nd birthday before July 1 - will be invited to come forward for their jab. Mr Hancock said he was excited to get his vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vm1HL9

Britain's daily Covid cases drop 30% in a week with 2,064 positive tests and six more deaths

England eased lockdown restrictions two weeks ago to allow pubs and restaurants to reopen for outdoor service. Today's figures will add to calls for the next relaxation to be sped up. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3viIMRw

Israel investigates Pfizer vaccine recipients who reported inflammation of the heart after 62 cases

Israel's Health Ministry is examining 62 cases of heart inflammation in people who have received Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine. A preliminary study showed 'tens of incidents' of myocarditis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vkdd9R

'The next two weeks are going to be hell,' doctor in India warns

Dr Shaarang Sachdev from the Aakash Healthcare Super Speciality Hospital said that the country was experiencing its worst point of the pandemic so far. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eNQ759

NHS 'sleepwalking into cancer disaster' with tens of thousands missing a diagnosis due to pandemic

The NHS is 'sleepwalking into a cancer crisis' that is setting survival rates in Great Britain back by up to 15 years, experts have warned, as a coalition of charities demand an increase in funding. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gFZ1E1

Can ANYTHING cure my fear of needles? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

DR MARTIN SCURR: Trypanophobia, to give a fear of needles its proper name, is very common and I have much experience in counselling patients who are affected by it. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eD7yFr

Tiny miracles saved by surgery in the womb

It's hard to reconcile that desolate situation confronting Becky and Richard with the chubby-cheeked six-month-old Annie who happily poses for photos with her proud parents today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dUAFEV

'Fat genes that raise the risk of having an eating disorder

Figures show more than 1.2 million people in the UK are estimated to have an eating disorder, and hospital admissions for those severely affected have risen by more than a third in recent years. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eAg1ce

I had a mole removed out of vanity, only to be told I had a rare blood cancer

'I am so grateful that I got that silly little cyst removed - it saved my life,' says Laura Windsor, 28, a chartered legal executive from Long Eaton, Derbyshire. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eC0kBt

How your tears may soon help save your life

Here's a good reason to start crying with happiness: your tears could soon save your life by providing an early warning of cancer, diabetes and autoimmune disease. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sVLF98

Living with a smoker raises your risk of developing mouth cancer by 51%, study warns

New findings from KCL confirm what experts feared; second-hand smoke increases a person's risk of oral cancer risk by 51%. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xtw6t5

Should you ignore the food traffic lights?

Traffic light nutritional information is provided per average serving size and per 100g for food, or 100ml for drinks - and simplified into a percentage. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dRmjFa

Hooked on the ANXIETY pills experts are calling the new VALIUM

Sharon Davies has a simple message for anyone whose GP recommends they start taking the drug pregabalin to deal with anxiety. 'Don't,' she says. 'Please, just don't.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3eyEQp1

Going to university does NOT protect you against dementia or heart disease, scientists confirm

Education has long been associated with health benefits - including a decreased risk of heart disease, a delayed peak in cognitive abilities and lower risk of dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nuOQnh

Covid US: Biden to announce new CDC guidance on outdoor masks tomorrow

The new guidance will pertain to outdoor masking, and multiple people told CNN it is expected to change the advice for fully-vaccinated Americans, who make up nearly 30% of the U.S. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QwFGdW

US reports 32K new cases while Florida's daily infection rate falls lower than Michigan's OR NYC's

On Sunday, the U.S. recorded 32,065 new coronavirus cases, which is the lowest figure seen since September 8, when 26,387 new COVID infections were reported. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32SVU3q

Bay area patient is first MAN to get blood clot after J&J vaccination

A Bay Area patient of unknown age is the first man to develop a rare, dangerous blood clot after getting the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine. It comes just two days after the pause was lifted. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sVlD5S

'Jelly' that could renew damaged knee joints

Scientists hope the jab, using jelly found in donated umbilical cords, will stimulate the growth of cushioning cartilage once injected into the knees of patients with osteoarthritis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aGNT6g

New urine test could detect aggressive form of prostate cancer missed by as many as 1 in 5 scans

The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center has developed a new test that analyzes 15 specific strands of RNA together and looks for genes that are 'overexpressed' in cancer patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aYS0uH

At least 1,500 people complain that they developed ringing in the ears after their vaccine

At least 1,500 people have so far complained to the MHRA, through its yellow-card system for reporting feared side-effects, that they have developed tinnitus, ringing in the ears, after their jab. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tYlTm0

Pfizer's at-home pill to 'cure' COVID-19 might be available by the end of the year

The drug, called PF-07321332 belongs to a class of drugs called protease inhibitors, which would inhibit an enzyme that the coronavirus uses to make copies of itself inside human cells. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dT3L7s

Uber will now deliver at-home Covid tests to more than 20 cities in as little as 1 HOUR

Uber has teamed up with empowerDX to deliver the health testing company's at-home coronavirus nasal test in more than two dozen cities, which can provide results within 48 hours. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vmx4Fq

Rate of Americans skipping second shots doubles as first shots fall by half

The number of Americans skipping their second doses of two-shot COVID-19 vaccines has more than doubled since February, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sXwnkm

US vaccination sites closing down in at least seven states amid falling demand

At least seven vaccination sites across the U.S. are closing amid falling demand for COVID-19 shots. After rising to more than three million a day for at least a week, the average is now below that. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dK3Om0

Turkey lifts travel ban for Britons and confirms tourists WON'T need a vaccine

Turkey has announced today that British tourists will be welcome in the country this summer without having to show a vaccination certificate - prompting a surge of holiday bookings. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tNcZaS

Having a sweet tooth could lead to heart disease and death in middle age, study finds

University of Oxford scientists tracked 116,000 people's eating habits for up to 15 years and found people who indulged in chocolate bars and sugary drinks were more at risk of heart disease. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32GsXb5

Just 6% of beds at England's busiest hospital are occupied by Covid patients

Analysis of the latest NHS statistics by MailOnline shows just 19 beds - or 6.4 per cent - at Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were taken up by the virus in the week ending April 13. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dFNh2x

Over 20,000 children fell off the school register

More than 75,000 children are being home schooled across the UK this year, with over 20,000 children falling off the school roll amid the Covid pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ncF5tT

Coronavirus: Four-month-old kitten in the UK is put down after catching Covid from its owner

A study by the University of Glasgow pinpointed two confirmed cases of human-to-cat Covid transmission in the UK, which led to one cat suffering critical lung damage. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tP2Jz2

Oregon woman died of rare blood clot within two weeks of getting J&J shot

Although the Oregon health officials said the other six women also developed 'this blood clot,' they did not specify whether it affected her brain, as the rare reaction did the other six women. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3epIm4X

New study offers proof that one dose of Covid vaccine slashes severe illnesses

Just 32 out of 2,000 people who needed hospital treatment for coronavirus following a first dose are thought to have caught it once maximum immunity kicked in. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3av2FwV

Covid England: Cases fall in EVERY age group as daily death rate drops to 18

Britain's coronavirus death rate could be close to zero because a portion of the tiny number of people dying from the disease would've passed away from natural causes anyway, experts claimed. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xgVEcI

Pregnant women with COVID 20 times more likely to die and infants may have to be in NICUs longer

A new study found that pregnant women with COVID-19 were five times more likely to be admitted to ICUs and 22 times more likely to die than pregnant women who didn't have the disease. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32DfGzZ

Covid England: Fewer than 900 people now fall ill from infection every day

King's College London scientists estimated 870 people were suffering a symptomatic infection with the virus every day last week. This was below the previous low point in mid-August. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xbeNgh

Covid is no longer the leading cause of death in England and Wales

Office for National Statistics data shows Covid was only the third biggest killer in England and Wales in March, accounting for 4,387 out of total 48,551 deaths (9 per cent). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n8dFFx

First person in the world to get Covid jab encourages everyone to get their second dose

Maggie Keenan, 91, from Coventry, praised 'incredible' staff for the UK's successful vaccine drive while speaking to NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens on a Zoom call. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32DUpq0

Covid vaccine boxes must be defaced before they are thrown away, official guidance warns

EXCLUSIVE: There have been no reports of vaccine packaging being stolen from inoculation hubs, but there have been cases of vials - which contain the jabs before they are put in syringes - being stolen. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QnhkDo

Covid UK: Daily deaths fall 42% to 22 as cases fall 3.8% to 2,396

UK Covid cases are continuing to fall with 2,396 infections posted, dropping 3.8 per cent from last Wednesday's figure of 2,491. And 107,622 first vaccine doses were also dished out yesterday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xdqmmS

Covid: UK falls out of 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths thanks to vaccine rollout

The UK has a rolling rate of 183 excess fatalities per 100,000, according to analysis of official figures, putting it at number 21 behind Italy (197). The US is at number 23 with a rate of 182 per 100,000. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3elILFB

Glasgow woman's legs erupt in blood-filled blisters 'after getting AstraZeneca Covid vaccine'

Sarah Beuckmann, 34, from Glasgow, said the blisters erupted on her legs a week after she got her first dose. British skin experts said it appeared the mother had suffered a reaction to the jab. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QOKhIo

Coronavirus: Experts find variant from Tanzania that 'has more mutations than any known strain'

Researchers led by Professor Tulio de Oliveira at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, said the variant had more mutations than the Kent or South Africa strains. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sDDI8K

Covid-19: Medical research charities lose nearly £300million since start of the pandemic

Experts fear income falls of £292million to medical research charities will threaten the development of future treatments for all diseases, including dementia and heart disease. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tEtjea

Pfizer finds more than 80 fake doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Mexico and Poland

In Mexico, about 80 people received fraudulent Pfizer vaccine doses at one clinic in Nuevo León while in Poland, the liquid inside the vials was found to be an anti-wrinkle treatment. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3auSNTw

US Covid death toll could rise as high as 596K by May 15, CDC predicts

In its latest forecasts, the CDC looked ahead to an 'uncertain' future, estimating that weekly deaths could fall or rise in the coming weeks. Anywhere from 2,100 to 8,800 could die a week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tBcm4e

Drug addict 'strangled' his penis after metal ring became stuck

The 36-year-old man was given emergency surgery at Marrakech University Hospital in Morocco after leaving the ring on for 12 hours. (Pictured: The electric saw medics used to cut off the metal) from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vcM6xD

Coronavirus: Tony Blair calls for UK to reveal how many vaccinated people catch Covid

The UK Government and NHS currently don't say how many vaccinated people later test positive for coronavirus, get admitted to hospital or die, and Mr Blair said this data should be made public. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2RMPY9X

Droplets containing urine and faeces from a flushing toilet stay in the air for up to 20 seconds

Tiny droplets which can harbour small pieces of urine, faeces, vomit and viruses float into the air at mouth-level after a toilet is flushed, new research shows. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3asU5yG

Just 32 Britons have been hospitalised with coronavirus after being vaccinated

Research has found that of the 74,405 patients in the UK that were admitted into hospital with Covid-19 between September and March, just 32 had been vaccinated. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gyE9yq

Heathrow told dedicate terminal to red list arrivals amid claims airport is Covid 'breeding ground'

Officials are bracing for a huge influx of red list arrivals after India was added to the red list due to the emergence of a new variant and spiking infections in the country. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n6ytNo

Coronavirus may NEVER be eradicated expert predicts

Instead of ending, COVID-19 will step down to an endemic disease, that circulates the globe annually, but less fatally, predicts Dr Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic professor. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QkJoaj

Can PLANT extract protect against COVID? Clinical trial begins for vaccine made from tobacco shrub

Canadian-based biopharmaceutical company Medicago has developed a coronavirus vaccine candidate that is derived from a tobacco plant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gpEhAi

Covid: Six with autoimmune conditions developed shingles after Pfizer vaccine

A new study from Israel found that 1.2% of patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases developed shingles after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n6rS5y

Covid: No new blood clots in Johnson & Johnson vaccine patients have been confirmed, CDC says

CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said the agency is looking into additional reports of people who suffered severe side effects from the J&J vaccine after officials recommended a pause. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3anEost

Covid PILLS could be available in UK 'by autumn' says Boris Johnson

The UK Government today announced it will set up a panel of civil servants, scientists and pharmaceutical companies to find pills that could treat Covid before it gets severe. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3anhxgr

Covid-19: GPs are told to CANCEL planned AstraZeneca vaccination appointments for pregnant women

An NHS England letter sent to practices on Saturday specified sites that do not have Pfizer or Moderna vaccines in stock should cancel all first dose appointments for pregnant women. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32vEwlj

Covid: Denmark to SWAP unwanted AstraZeneca vaccine as Sweden offers alternatives to under-65s

Denmark's health minister Magnus Heunicke confirmed on Monday that discussions were taking place between Denmark and other nations over vaccine swaps, but did not say with whom. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xjyBhB

Covid-19: Britain records 33 Covid deaths as fatalities rise slightly on last week

Department of Health figures show coronavirus infections have barely changed week-on-week, rising by just 2.1 per cent. Deaths jumped slightly more - but day-to-day counts fluctuate heavily. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3vbN1yp

Las Vegas woman underwent 3 brain surgeries due to dangerous blood clots after getting J&J vaccine

Emma Burkey, 18, of Las Vegas, Nevada, had to undergo three surgeries to repair dangerous blood clots in her brain that formed after receiving the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3aqRYeC

Covid-19: Just FOURTEEN people under the age of 20 have died of Covid in 2021 in England and Wales

Weekly deaths data from the Office of National Statistics going up to April 9 released today shows daily coronavirus deaths are now in single figures for all regions of England. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32txqO2

Coronavirus UK: There will be no third wave - and I should know, writes PROFESSOR PHILIP THOMAS

PROFESSOR PHILIP THOMAS: Given the current positive trends, the UK Government's target of full freedom by June 21 looks like it should be met. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3v25ayh

Boris Johnson to hold 5pm Covid press conference amid growing concerns over Indian variant

The Prime Minister is due to appear in Downing Street's new briefing room at 5pm after coming under fire for taking too long to ban travel to India. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n4kF6f

Coronavirus: Lockdown did NOT cause a spike in suicides in England, study finds

Manchester University experts analysed real-time data from parts of England and found that the numbers of suicides were not significantly higher than in 2019, despite claims on social media. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dxStFL

Britain records just FOUR Covid deaths in lowest daily toll since September

The statistics pile more pressure on Boris Johnson to speed up his roadmap out of England's lockdown, with the next relaxations not due for almost another month. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n2kKqR

Boris Johnson CANCELS trip to India amid surging coronavirus cases and alarm about new variant

Matt Hancock told MPs that the government had made the 'difficult' decision to place the country in the highest level of restrictions from 4am on Friday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2P52fWu

Coronavirus: China knew Wuhan market was a disease risk for years before Covid, scientist says

Professor Eddie Holmes, a virologist at the University of Sydney, revealed infectious disease experts in Wuhan took him to the market in 2014, and he said: 'It felt like a disease incubator.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3duXGhk

Lateral flow Covid tests are being given to millions of schoolchildren with the WRONG instructions

Many of the Chinese-made kits contained guidance saying they were to be used by people suffering symptoms of coronavirus - going against official UK guidance. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Q857T4

Indian Covid variant 'poses a threat' to UK's lockdown-easing plans, expert warns

It is feared the B.1.617 strain that first emerged in India spreads more easily than older versions of the virus and scientists say it has mutations which may help it evade vaccines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3naNkqt

Mother who was given five per cent chance of survival loses four limbs

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Allison Friday, 56, from Hartlepool, County Durham, entered a coma on February 1 last year and her family were told she only had a five per cent chance of survival. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2P1gpYF

Infections of South African and Kent variants in those vaccinated have already been recorded

Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace, reassured that vaccines were a 'primer' for the immune system and would help reduce hospitalisations and deaths. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32E6885

NHS diabetes health advice campaign will target Facebook adverts at men over 40

Men aged 40 and over will be the focus of a new NHS diabetes campaign. The social media drive will offer advice on how to develop habits to help avoid type 2 diabetes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3soKsqM

Hospitals' FIVE-YEAR backlog: NHS trusts demand cash and staff

NHS England is looking at the worst backlog for 20 years with the worst-hit trusts five years away from returning to pre-Covid levels. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3x3Honr

Covid UK: Daily cases fall 20% in a week to 2,596 as deaths fall 43% to 34

Britain's daily Covid cases fell again today, as officials recorded just 2,596 positive tests - down 20 per cent in a week. Department of Health bosses also posted 34 daily deaths. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uVb4RN

University of Cincinnati student, 21, dies a day after getting Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

John Foley, 21, a student at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Saturday and was discovered by his roommates on Sunday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tCRg5L

Covid UK: Pregnant women should get Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, government advisors say

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said real-world data from the rollout in the US had shown the two American jabs were safe in expectant mothers. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32yIsC1

Covid US: Cases continue to hover around 70k per day as 33 states report increases

States including Michigan, and Texas have resisted enacting strict shutdown measures, even though experts say officials can't solely rely on vaccines to drive down caseloads, from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3e3Jn2u

Covid England: SAGE drops R rate estimate and says figure may be as low as 0.7

SAGE estimated England's R rate was between 0.7 and 1.0, meaning everyone who has the virus is infecting seven to ten others. Last week they said it was between 0.8 and 1.0. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dl3LwX

Duke researchers are working on developing flu shot using new coronavirus technology

A new version of the flu shot is being developed by researchers at Duke University that would be able to target all influenza strains rather than certain ones like the current shot. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3doyDg9

New Hampshire man accidentally given cocktail of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

Craig Richards, from Lempster, New Hampshire, received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during his first appointment on March 16 and received a Pfizer shot four weeks later. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32nRQIu

Covid UK: India still not on travel ban list despite 77 new variant cases being found

A No 10 spokesperson said that the red list for banning travellers entering the UK is 'under constant review' and that countries are only added to it if it is deemed necessary. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3e2LGms

No10 hits back at lateral flow test fears after Matt Hancock adviser warning

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the kits, which give a result in under half an hour and are being rolled out in the UK en masse, 'have been tested rigorously and we are confident' in them. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ggg67C

Coronavirus: Just half of carers vaccinated in London borough with South Africa variant outbreak

NHS England data show that Lambeth, where 23 people, of whom seven had been vaccinated, were infected with the South African Covid variant, has England's lowest vaccine uptake among carers. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uTFrIh

Covid-19 UK: Nearly half of over-50s refuse the coronavirus vaccine in parts of England

EXCLUSIVE: Latest NHS England figures show 4,000 neighbourhoods - home to more than 30million people - have jabbed nine in 10 of residents over 50. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uYO2cH

South African variant numbers up amid reports of infected people who had a vaccine dose

Officials are scrambling to contain an outbreak of the strain in London, with additional testing facilities set up for hundreds of thousands of people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3afxup4

Man left with inch-long nail sticking out of his eyebrow

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The rusty nail missed his left eyeball by millimetres but still penetrated muscles in his eyelid, leaving him unable to open his eye after the accident in Verona, Italy. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Qyl0le

Watch-sized device analyses SWEAT to spot signs of the deadly 'cytokine storm'

A cytokine storm happens when cytokines in the body rampage through the bloodstream, causing the creation of other immune cells, leading to organ damage. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32gvnwW

Coronavirus: Public Health England reports 77 cases of new Indian Covid variant in UK

Public Health England has added yet another variant, this one named B.1.617, to its list of those under investigation, because of 'sustained international transmission' after finding 77 cases in the UK. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tqawDo

England's Covid outbreak is STILL shrinking, official statistics reveal

Professor Tim Spector, an epidemiologist at King's College London, said data suggested Britain was beginning to see 'herd immunity taking effect'. Other stats also pointed to a shrinking outbreak. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3to8KlU

Covid-19 UK: NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER record-high amid pandemic, official figures show

It is the highest number since records began in 2007. The NHS England data also revealed nearly 400,000 people have waited more than a year for treatment, the highest in 14 years. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32dWDfo

Coronavirus: Study finds CVST blood clot risk is 10 times higher after Covid than after vaccination

An Oxford University study estimated 39 people out of a million develop cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) after having Covid-19, compared to four to five per million after a vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uX7K8Z

Covid-19 UK: More than 30% of black over-60s in England have yet to get their coronavirus vaccine

The proportion of black Brits over the age of 60 who have not had a jab is nearly four times higher than among white people and significantly higher than all other ethnicities, weekly report suggests. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tmrGBL

Endometriosis: Woman claims she was refused hysterectomy due to age

Hannah Lockhart, 23, from Bangor, Northern Ireland, said she has begged for her womb to be removed to relieve her chronic pain but claimed she has been refused because she is young. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tpBH0Q

Vaccines not lockdown to blame for rapid drop in cases, top scientist says

Test and Trace figures show new cases in England dipped by 34% last week, with 19,196 positive tests recorded in the seven days to April 7 - compared to 29,178 at the end of March. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mNfZBs

Fewer Britons are sticking to 10-day self-isolation following a positive test result, survey finds

The Office for National Statistics found 82 per cent of people who test positive are self-isolating, down from 86 per cent in February. But experts said both figures are likely an 'overestimate'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wXSOt6

You're close enough to catch Covid from someone else if you can smell their breath, expert says

Dr Julian Tang, a virologist at the University of Leicester, said Britons could tell they were standing close enough to someone for the virus to transmit if they could smell their breath. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gpirgD

Trendy 'mindfulness' programmes can make you more SELFISH, study finds

Mindfulness has become a popular mental exercise to help people enjoy their surroundings in a bid to relieve stress and reduce anxiety. It is effective for some, but comes with side effects, a study shows. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tlsoyV

Britain's daily Covid cases fall by 10% in a week in sign Easter DIDN'T cause infections to spike

Department of Health statistics show cases have been pointing downwards over the past few days. It can take at least a week for someone who has the virus to get a positive test result. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uWbKXn

New study links red meat consumption with heart disease

In a blow for burger lovers, UK scientists have linked the consumption of red meat - such as beef, lamb and pork - with a decline in heart function. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gcRZq4

Is South Africa's variant taking off in Britain? Cases of the mutant strain have rocketed by 20%

Cases of the troublesome strain have started to pick up in recent weeks even though targeted curbs aimed at eradicating the mutant strain have been introduced where it is detected. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wXIUY8

Covid: Russia says Sputnik jab DOESN'T cause rare complication linked to AstraZeneca and J&J's jab

EXCLUSIVE: Russia claims its vaccine, which uses almost identical technology to AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson's, goes through 'four-stage purification technology' that makes it safer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gbuC04

Coronavirus: Pfizer's vaccine cut emergency hospital admissions by 75% in elderly people, NHS study

A study by NHS England and the University of Manchester found that significantly fewer people tested positive for coronavirus or were hospitalised than in a non-vaccinated group. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uQYS4w

British doctor reveals how her gut instinct helped link AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine to blood clots

Professor Marie Scully said the discovery stemmed from a single case of the rare blood clots in a woman in her 30s who was admitted to a London hospital in early March. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3g6F0X6

Fury over No10's 'un-British' plan to slap calorie counts on beer, wine and spirits

Critics described the plans, drawn up by Matt Hancock's Health Department, as 'madness' and 'disruptive' for UK pub chains that are already struggling to claw back losses from the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dhonX1

Brother shares his pain after losing 'completely healthy' sister, 19, to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome

Patrick Mead, 18, from Frome, Somerset, tries to come to terms with his grief and unpick what happened to Lauren in a new documentary Sudden Death: My Sister's Secret Killer, on BBC One tonight. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32aEVtl

Woman with brain tumour fell pregnant before drugs would have made it impossible

Carly Beasley, 33, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, delayed her chemotherapy after her slow-growing, incurable brain tumour was removed so she could travel the world with her husband Kris, 34. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wRCcD7

Toxic gas in the brain may increase your risk of developing dementia

A potential treatment for dementia and epilepsy could look to reduce the amounts of a toxic gas in the brain - hydrogen sulfide (H2S). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uOnJpD

Covid UK: 90% over-80s still have antibodies six weeks after a single vaccine dose, study shows

Research by the University of Birmingham adds to evidence that the Covid jabs work for elderly people who notoriously have weaker immune systems and respond less well to vaccines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uRF0yu

Just 175 Covid patients are now being admitted to hospital every day in England

NHS England statistics revealed 51 per cent of Covid patients were in younger age groups while 489 per cent were among over-65s who have all been offered at least one dose of the vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sijaSM

Government WILL try to make Covid vaccines COMPULSORY for care home staff, Matt Hancock confirms

Health Secretary Matt Hancock argued workers have a 'duty of care' because elderly residents are most at risk of dying from the virus. DHSC is launching a five-week consultation today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3a6tFm0

Covid-19: More than half of the UK has antibodies but scientists warn earlier immunity is fading

A major Office for National Statistics testing survey today revealed more than 80 per cent of adults aged between 64 and 73 had lifesaving antibodies on March 28 in the UK, but this is declining. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QlJG0y

Coronavirus: One in 10 positive lateral flow tests in England turn out wrong when people retest

EXCLUSIVE: Public Health England admitted at least one in 10 positive results from rapid self-test kits were corrected and found to be negative when they were followed up with a better quality lab test. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3g62V96

Australia won't open its borders even AFTER everyone is vaccinated against Covid

'Vaccination alone is no guarantee that you can open up,' health minister Greg Hunt said on Tuesday. 'If the whole country were vaccinated, you couldn't just open the borders.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dgMXHy

Covid vaccines made by Moderna and Novavax will be added to a 'mix and match' trial

Experts say mixing jabs is unlikely to pose any safety concerns, and that it could even lead to shots being more effective at preventing an infection with the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mIyO93

Covid UK: Daily cases rise 4% in a week to 2,472 with 23 deaths as lockdown eases

Today's daily update comes as a separate report counting weekly deaths, most recently in the week ending April 2, found that they plunged to their lowest level in six months. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3se1F6h

Anti-lockdown Sweden had highest rate of Covid-19 infections in Europe per capita last week

Sweden has recorded 625 new infections per million people in the past seven days, according to ourworldindata.org, a number much higher than its Nordic neighbours and other European states. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Qm8FAA

Covid: UK may approve one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspended by US FDA over blood clot fears

Britain is not expected to use any of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine before June at the earliest, by which time most adults will already have been vaccinated with something else. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gcKEal

Covid Canada: Outbreak of Brazilian variant defies even strict quarantine hotels

Scientists told MailOnline it was 'inevitable' when dealing with highly infectious new variants that they find a way to 'leak' out of isolation hotels - which are also being used in Britain. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3gbuPjZ

Weekly Covid deaths in England and Wales fall to lowest levels in six months

Office for National Statistics data showed 400 people had the virus mentioned on their death certificates in England and Wales over the week to April 2. This was the lowest level since October. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wQkShH

Dr Antony Fauci claims US may not need AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine

America's top coronavirus expert has previously been critical of AstraZeneca's vaccine trial and earlier in the year slammed the British medical regulator for 'rushing' jabs through approval. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sc3xwf

Covid UK: Daily deaths HALVE in a week to 13 while cases rise 29%

Department of Health chiefs posted 13 more lab-confirmed victims after recording just seven yesterday - which was the first time the daily fatality count was in single figures since September. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PWcSv8

Why nations relying on China's Covid vaccines are at risk of more waves

Experts told MailOnline the spiralling crisis in Chile should send a warning to the rest of the world that Chinese-made jabs are too weak to halt the spread of the virus, even with a successful rollout. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dcwYdk

Coronavirus UK: NHS to use £15 budesonide inhalers found to boost Covid recovery at home

A study led by the University of Oxford found that 32 per cent of people suffering from Covid at home recovered within two weeks if given the inhaler, compared to 22 per cent of people not given it. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dbL1zT

Covid England: Some areas have still only vaccinated HALF of over-50s

EXCLUSIVE: NHS data show 36 areas in England have vaccinated fewer than 60 per cent of over-50s, compared to 3,715 that have reached at least 90 per cent of those in high risk age groups. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2RtRcHb

China admits its Covid jabs are not very effective in major blow to global health battle

The director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Gao Fu, said the CoronaVac did not 'have very high protection rates' against symptomatic illness. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sgfwsU

England 'shouldn't be hit by a Covid third wave this summer'

SAGE models had predicted Covid deaths and hospitalisations could resurge during August. But senior advisers are now seeking to distance themselves from the models. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/327WTMU

Risk of two fully vaccinated people catching Covid from meeting up indoors is 'tiny'

Professor Tim Spector said those who have received both doses of the Covid vaccine should feel 'more relaxed'. England will not allow people to meet indoors until May 17 at the earliest. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/321A4KW

Why CAN Wales ease lockdown quicker if England can't?

EXCLUSIVE: Pressure is building on No10 to accelerate its roadmap out of lockdown in England after Wales announced coronavirus restrictions will be lifted ahead of schedule. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3s4ib8I

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Line of Duty's pill popping plot rings scarily true

Dr Max Pemberton says Steve Arnott's addiction to prescription painkillers in Line Of Duty lifts the lid on an issue that is rarely discussed. The NHS psychiatrist says addiction doesn't discriminate. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PN7Elu

Pandemic drinking puts more than 100 people in hospital

Official Government data shows the NHS dealt with more than three-quarters of a million alcohol-related admissions between April and December last year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wI2cAO

How 12 times more people are dying from cancer than Covid

Figures show that 36 people on average died each day from coronavirus over the past week. By comparison, cancer is claiming 450 lives every day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tddhaU

How Chile's new Covid spike proves England's cautious roadmap is the right route out of this crisis

Like the UK, Chile began vaccinating in December. They have now jabbed roughly a third of their 19 million population. Yet today, Chile is seeing a terrifying surge in cases. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/327anc0

Why washing your weekly shopping probably does nothing to protect you from Covid

While catching Covid from surfaces or objects - collectively known in scientific terms as fomites - is theoretically plausible, it just doesn't seem to happen. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dQxP2s

EVE SIMMONS: Are these fitness influencer poses the best way to encourage young girls to exercise?

EVE SIMMONS: Is this kind of content as healthy as these fitness influencers seem to suggest it is? I'm not so sure, and mental health experts I have spoken to have serious concerns. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dVCr7x

Hopes of a cure for brain cancer that killed former Labour MP Tessa Jowell

A British father-of-two is one of ten patients with advanced glioblastoma brain cancer - the disease that killed Tessa Jowell - on a new combination treatment which is in early trial stages. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3a2ZYSP

Some American adults in states like Alabama and Georgia could be waiting ALL YEAR for their vaccines

Several states, including Georgia and Alabama, have been rolling out COVID-19 vaccines so slowly that they wiil not have all eligible adults vaccinated until the end of the year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3d1kRQm

Covid US: Pfizer asks FDA to expand emergency use of vaccine to include children aged 12 to 15

Pfizer Inc has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to Americans between ages 12 and 15 years old. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PHufzR

Georgia clinic is the FOURTH to halt J&J vaccinations within three days

A clinic at the Cummings Fairground in North Georgia has paused vaccinations with the J&J shot after eight reactions to it were flagged. So far, CDC experts do not believe the shot is at fault. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39UV3TN

Doubling Michigan's vaccine supply could prevent 1,200 deaths, model suggests

Doubling the number of doses sent to the Great Lakes state weekly could prevent up to 1,200 COVID-19 deaths, one University of California , Berkeley model suggests. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3s3QZHd

More than 20% of Gen Z-ers say they will NOT get a Covid vaccine, survey finds

A new survey from STAT-The Harris Poll found that 23% of Generation Z respondents said they didn't plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine and 35% planned to wait and see. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mHqoil

Brazil coronavirus variant is now second most common in the US

There are now at least 434 cases of Brazil's P1 variant, which is capable of reinfecting COVID-19 survivors, in the U.S., according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3s3uQc0

Fresh blow for AstraZeneca as vaccine is linked to another dangerous blood condition in Europe

The European Medicines Authority said five cases of capillary leak syndrome had been reported in patients vaccinated with the AstraZeneca jab on the continent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fVFPlk

England's Covid R rate stays stable and may still be as low as 0.8

SAGE scientists said England's R rate could be at one in every region except the South East, indicating the Covid outbreak may have stopped shrinking in most areas of the nation. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39UcvrS

Moderna boss says his firm is on track to make sure Britain gets all 17million doses

Dan Staner, who heads up its European operations, said Britain should expect all its doses - enough for 17million people - by the end of this year. The first 100,00 have already arrived. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39WGCyM

Under-40s could be asked to take an alternative Covid vaccine over AstraZeneca blood clots fears

The UK's medical watchdogs will assess data on the jab's links to rare blood clots in 'scrupulous detail' in order to paint a clearer picture on the exact risk-benefit ratio for people in their 30s. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3s8gS8F

Covid-19 UK: All the times Boris Johnson has moved the goalposts on setting us free

When a nationwide lockdown was first introduced to the UK, Boris Johnson said it would be reviewed in less than a month, but the country remains under restrictions 382 days later. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3t4yEex

Matt Hancock insists UK on track to hit July vaccination target

Matt Hancock today warned people under the age of 30 that refusing a coronavirus vaccine because of blood clot fears could 'ruin your life' due to the risk of long Covid. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fTtiz4

Britain's daily Covid cases fall by another third in a week with 3,030 more positive tests

Department of Health data also showed more than 31.8million Britons have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine. Almost four times more second doses than first were dished out yesterday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/323YPG5

What are the risks of blood clots from AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine REALLY?

Slides shown at a press conference announcing the change in vaccine guidance yesterday were made by Cambridge University experts, led by Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39TIUP8

Covid-19 UK: UK's Covid outbreak is now in a similar position as it was in JULY

Boris Johnson today faced fresh calls to speed up his lockdown exit roadmap after coronavirus data suggested the UK is now in a similar position to July last year at the point of the first major unlocking. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mtdQLb

More than HALF of people who test positive for Covid have no symptoms

Office for National Statistics data showed 53 per cent of those who had a high viral load in March said they had no warning signs - including a temperature or cough. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3tdAKbO

Moderna's Covid vaccine 'is effective against Kent AND California variants and triggers antibodies'

Moderna's Covid vaccine triggers fewer antibodies against the Californian variant spreading in the US, scientists say, but added this did not make the US-made jab less effective against the strain. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31ZHWMI

All the answers to your questions about AstraZeneca's jab and its link to blood clots

Here MailOnline answers all of your questions about what is really going on with AstraZeneca's vaccine, revealing why you can't ask to get a second dose of Pfizer's jab instead. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31ZymK1

Deaths are falling quickest in over-80s in England and Wales, ONS statistics show

Office for National Statistics estimates showed there were 379 fatalities in the final week of March compared to 5,354 at the peak of the second wave in January. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fSjtRH

Covid vaccines are 'breaking the link' between cases and deaths

Imperial College London experts found while Covid infections appeared to have levelled off in April, fatalities linked to the virus were still falling - which would not have been expected previously. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39SYvyk

An oral vaccine against coronavirus is being developed an owner of the LA Lakers

Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong, part-owner of the LA Lakers, is helping develop an oral COVID vaccine that targets the globe-like shape in the middle of the vaccine rather than the spike protein. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wCXCE3

Moderna vaccine is effective against California variant and produces antibodies for least 6 months

In one study, Duke University researchers found antibodies generated by the Moderna coronavirus vaccine had two times less neutralizing power against the California variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PIX7rk

Covid-19 UK: What should I do if I've had the AstraZeneca jab?

Here MailOnline answers all of your questions about AstraZeneca's jab, revealing why it is safe for you to still get your second dose and what the alternatives are for under-30s. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3t2OLt8

Under-30s should NOT be given the AstraZeneca vaccine, says UK regulator

The Government, opposition politicians and medical experts threw their support behind the British vaccine tonight amid fears the move could damage public confidence in the jab in the UK. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dCcF8c

Britain's daily Covid cases fall by a third in a week with 2,763 more infections

Department of Health data showed 43 deaths were recorded last Wednesday. It came as medical regulators said under-30s should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39RATdp

Lockdown easing could be SPED UP because vaccines ARE working, says SAGE scientist

Dr Mike Tildesley, from the University of Warwick and a member of the SPI-M modelling group which feeds into SAGE, said models had overestimated the danger of reopening society. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31TnRHX

Britain's daily Covid deaths fall by two-thirds in a week - while cases plunge by 40%

Department of Health bosses recorded another 2,379 positive Covid tests, with the rolling seven-day average for infections now at the lowest levels since mid-September. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2OqIXKR

Covid-19 UK: Moderna's vaccine comes on stream in small quantities

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Simon Clarke, of the University of Reading, told MailOnline the UK may have to roll back its target date for vaccinating all adults if AstraZeneca's vaccine is banned for under-30s. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mrS6PY

Moderna jab to be deployed in a fortnight, minister reveals as experts behind Valneva's vaccine

Nadhim Zahawi said the first batch of the jab - approved in January - is set to arrive by the third week of this month. Ministers have ordered 17million doses. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cTiEqb

Boris confirms shops CAN reopen on Monday - but is lockdown roadmap in doubt?

Boris Johnson tried to strike a bullish tone saying the country's hard work is 'paying off' as he held an Easter Monday press briefing in Downing Street, confirming that shops can open on April 12. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3a19xSv

Life WON'T return to normal on June 21 because Covid vaccines aren't good enough, SAGE warns

All legal limits on social contact were to be abolished in England by June 21 as part of the final stage of the Prime Minister's four-step route out of the crisis. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3dGyJPc

Californian firm has already won £2.8BILLION to supply UK lateral flow Covid tests

Innova Medical Group was founded last March by Pasaca Capital, chaired by Chinese businessman Charles Huang who was born in Wuhan - the city at the epicentre of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cVXvM5

Walgreens under fire for giving second Pfizer Covid shot doses late

The Walgreens scheduler booked all vaccine appointments four weeks apart - but second doses of Pfizer's shot should be given three weeks after the first, while Moderna's should be a month apart. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wtZO0u

Britain's daily Covid cases are down 40% in a week with 2,762 infections

Department of Health officials posted another 2,762 positive tests and 26 laboratory-confirmed fatalities. For comparison, 4,654 infections and 23 deaths were recorded last Monday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wtyQWM

Health minister defends use of controversial lateral flow tests in No10's new twice-a-week plan

Critics of the controversial kits - which offer results in just 15 minutes - called the scheme 'reckless' and a 'scandalous' waste of taxpayers' cash. The tests will be rolled out in England. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mkiCdO

Teen reveals she was sectioned and almost died because of an addiction to EXERCISE

Lisa Fouweather, 19, from Doncaster, South Yorkshire, initially hoped to improve her running personal bests and excel at her club but quickly became obsessed and plummeted to 5st 13lb. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fHf44f

The best nutrition and exercise to get toned and powerful thighs

Celebrity personal trainer Nadya Fairweather reveals how to get toned and powerful thigh muscles in just 15 minutes, advising people to try side shuffle squat touch-downs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fTESu7

Britons will be allowed to holiday in countries with high vaccination rates, PM to announce

The PM's new system will see destinations rated as red, amber and green using criteria including the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated and the rate of infection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3woiXRo

AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine 'may not be suitable for young people', Prof Lockdown says

'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson said older and middle-aged groups should 'very much' get the British-made vaccine because the threat of coronavirus far outweighs the risk of the clots. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sSZNAP

'Prof Lockdown' warns AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine is 'vulnerable' to South African variant

The SAGE adviser warned while the strain had failed to take root in the UK it was behind up to 20 per cent of infections in some countries on the continent. The variant may be able to dodge immunity from jabs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39JmTSX

Mother-of-four, 27, dies of cervical cancer after check-ups were halted by Covid pandemic

Lizzy Evans, 27, from Bagillt was diagnosed with cervical cancer but was given the all clear. Her cancer returned after medics brushed off her symptoms as pain brought on by menopause. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cOVzEP

UK records 2,297 new Covid cases and 10 new daily deaths

Today is the second day that just ten deaths have been recorded, marking the lowest daily death toll since September. A further 2,297 people tested positive for coronavirus today, from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cMvcQ0

Why are GPs still refusing to see patients face-to-face

Helen Leaford, 62, from Baisingstoke, pictured left with her daughter Sarah, was forced to borrow £300 from friends to see a private doctor after her own GP refused to see her face-to-face. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PViXrr

Should toddlers be vaccinated against Covid-19?

Nicky Byers, 12, from Kentucky received the Modena Covid-19 jab as part of a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of vaccinating children to reduce community infection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fF17Uj

'Out-dated' social distancing measures will not protect you from Covid-19

Prof Trish Greenhalgh, a University of Oxford public health expert, was even more critical of many social-distancing measures claiming they are not effective in halting the transmission of Covid. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2QTCRmX

HEALTH NOTES: Gene tests identify risks associated with 'silent' strokes

Researchers studied genetic samples of thousands of people who'd suffered a lacunar stroke - caused by weakening of the blood vessels deep within the brain. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3duixjO

NHS patients to be offered cancer treatment at home

Specialist nurses from top cancer centre The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester are already offering at-home chemotherapy and immunotherapy to 250 patients a day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uh0qEG

DR ELLIE CANNON: Help! Sex is painful at 72 but I can't take HRT pills to cure it

DR ELLIE CANNON: Today our resident GP advises a reader in her 70s who suffers pain when having sex but cannot take HRT as she has a family history of breast cancer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PPrmMW

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Stand on one leg to brush your teeth!

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: A good sense of balance is vital, even lifesaving: falls are the second most common cause of accidental death, worldwide. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3sORqX3

England's R rate remains stable and is between 0.8 and 1, SAGE says

Government scientists said the rate could be as high as one in all regions of England but that this was bound to happen as lockdown rules are loosened and isn't necessarily a red flag. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rI48FB

UK taxpayers pumped £21m in to fitting out Dutch vaccine factory that EU have now blocked

Steve Baker urged No10 to ask for a refund of the £21million it invested into fitting out a Dutch factory to make AstraZeneca jabs, if the EU presses ahead with its threat to impose an export ban. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3udHyXd

Coronavirus: US health chiefs row back on bold claim that 'vaccinated people do not carry the virus'

CDC chief Dr Rochelle Walensky said in a US TV interview that people who have had a Covid vaccine 'don't get sick' but her own agency has refuted the claim and said 'the evidence isn't clear'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/39wKpTh

Covid-19 UK: NHS under pressure to expand Covid vaccine roll-out to all adults

EXCLUSIVE: James Lawson, fellow at the Adam Smith Institute, told MailOnline that now most of the JCVI's priority list have been vaccinated, the roll-out should be extended to all adults. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wnMhr6

Covid-19 UK: Third of over-50s in some London boroughs are still not accepting the vaccine

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England statistics up to March 28 showed that up to 93 per cent of people over 50 have now had at least one dose of the vaccine. But 2.8million are still yet to take up the offer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31DUFov

Studying Shakespeare 'could help medical students connect with patients'

The works of William Shakespeare should be built into the medical undergraduate curriculum to teach students how to connect more closely with their patients, a scientist suggests. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3fyDywk

Scientists say human embryos could be grown in a test tube for FIVE WEEKS after mice develop in jars

Human embryos might be the next test subjects of a study that grew mouse embryos in jars. The several day old embryos were placed in a solution and developed as they would in a natural womb. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wm0Mf2

Covid UK: Record 404,922 people given second vaccine dose on Wednesday

The Government's Covid dashboard shows 404,922 people in the UK received their second injection on Wednesday, up from around 270,000 the day before. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Ob5rzc

Chris Whitty warns Britain will be vulnerable to Covid for another two years

England's chief medical officer said vaccine companies were still struggling to get basic supplies distributed around the world and were not yet fully equipped to deal with new variants. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rKfAAC

Coronavirus: Pfizer vaccine 'WILL protect against the Brazilian and South African Covid variants'

Separate study results from Pfizer itself and the University of Birmingham tested whether the jab would work against coronavirus variants and found no signs that people would lose protection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2PQRJ4U

NHS chief urges millions of Britons who are eligible for a Covid vaccine to book now

NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said that England was still 'well on track' to invite everyone in the top nine priority groups for a Covid vaccine by April 15. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wqPkz5

Coronavirus: Number of people getting Covid each day in England falls 13% in a week to 2,800

The Covid Symptom Study, based on self-reported illness from around a million users across the UK, found that the most people are getting sick in London and the West Midlands. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3uclLzg

Boss of No10's new pandemic-fighting agency admits UK has 'an awful lot to learn' from Covid

Dr Jenny Harries, who will head the new UK Health Security Agency, herself came under huge criticism last spring for defending the UK's decision to stop swabbing the public, saying it was 'not needed'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31EDuCY

'There is no negotiation': EU stokes vaccine war warning 'zero' jabs will be exported to the UK

Thierry Breton, the EU's internal market chief, said 'zero' AstraZeneca jabs made on the continent would be shipped across the Channel until the company fulfilled its commitments to Europe. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cDCnd2

Covid-19 UK: Minister admits £37billion Test and Trace is 'not perfect'

Skills minister Gillian Keegan said the Government's contact tracing programme relies on people 'doing the right thing' after a Kings College London study found half fail to self-isolate. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cGRL8F

Children may only get Covid jabs if schools face the threat of closing again, says adviser

Professor Adam Finn, a child vaccination expert at Bristol University, said the decision hinged on whether the vaccine would benefit children. Pfizer says their jab is 100 per cent effective in kids. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ufR4Jc

More than a fifth of Covid victims in some English hospitals contracted disease on wards

Nine hospital trusts across England reported the deaths of over 100 patients who picked up Covid while under their supervision, according to freedom of information requests. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mb9loc

Covid UK: Cases fall 28% in week to 4,052 while deaths halve to 43

The UK's successful vaccine rollout means it is now in the best position of all major European nations. The weekly infection rate in France is around eight times higher than in the UK. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31xqkb7

Coronavirus: Germany's brain blood clots after AstraZeneca vaccination not seen in other nations