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An FDA advisory committee voted 13-10 in favor of recommending emergency use authorization of Merck & Co's pill to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3llsJ2E

Pfizer applies for FDA authorization of first COVID vaccine booster for kids 16 or 17

The drug-maker is applied for regulatory approval from the FDA for the booster shot of their vaccine on Tuesday. It would be the first booster shot available to anyone under 18. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Dgz3io

Omicron: CDC director says US is increasing COVID-19 testing at FOUR airports

CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky said on Tuesday that the CDC is expanding its COVID-19 testing and surveillance program to four U.S. airports including New York, New Jersey, California and Georgia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32OHTr1

Experts say it is too early to worry about the Omicron variant in the US

Experts say that it is too early for someone to worry about the Omicron variant, but people should still take precautions to protect themselves from Covid, and especially the ever-present Delta variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3IaKpb6

More than HALF of US employers have or will require COVID-19 vaccine mandates, survey finds

The majority of US employers are requiring their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 (18%) or planning such mandates (39%), a new survey of over 500 companies finds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3D9kuNe

Omicron variant is unlikely to cause severe illness in vaccinated people, BioNTech says

The co-founder of the biotechnology company BioNTech believes that people fully vaccinated with his company's vaccine, a joint project with Pfizer, are safe from severe Omicron infection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3IaHqzp

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are 40 TIMES more likely to die in childbirth than those not infected

Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 are far more likely to require ICU care or die in childbirth compared to those who don't catch the virus, a new study from the Université de Paris finds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xEtdGc

Americans under age 35 are FOUR TIMES as likely to be frequent marijuana users as seniors

American adults under age 35 are four times as likely to frequently use marijuana compared to those over 65, a new study finds, while adults ages 35-64 are twice as likely to use the drug. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3llXq88

Boris drafts in army as he unveils plans for 'another great British vaccination effort'

Cases of the variant were spotted in Barnet and Haringey in London, Liverpool, North Norfolk and Sutton, taking the UK's total for the variant up to 22, the UKHSA confirmed from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rmT4Bf

Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid try to quell hospitality fears over limiting socialising

The PM urged people not to cancel Christmas parties or nativity plays as he promised to 'throw everything' at the booster jab campaign to tackle the spread of the Omicron variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31gUWkh

Head of Moderna warns effectiveness of jabs on Omicron is probably 'not going to be good'

The Prime Minister is set to address the nation about compulsory face masks and to urge people to get boosters at a press conference this afternoon. Scotland has confirmed three more Omicron cases from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3lkI7MU

Health chiefs recall batches of blood pressure pills because they contain cancer-causing chemical

Blood pressure pill, irbesartan, taken by millions of Britons has been recalled after the UK's drug watchdog found unacceptable levels of a cancer causing chemical in nearly 45 batches. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xDG0sj

Covid UK: Boosters for everyone over 18 as third doses of vaccines are approved for ALL adults

Britons aged 18 to 39 will be able to come forward for their third dose so long as they had their second at least three months ago, as the programme expands to under-40s in the UK for the first time. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xBQOHK

Nicola Sturgeon calls for eight-day isolation for ALL travellers

Tory MPs today demanded a guarantee from Boris Johnson that he will 'never, ever go back to locking this country down' amid rising alarm at the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HZGfTr

Could Omicron be GOOD news? Variant 'might speed up end of pandemic if it causes mild illness'

Professor Karl Lauterbach, a clinical epidemiologist, said early reports from South Africa that Omicron causes mild illness could make it a Christmas gift and may even speed up the end of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p8KrYy

Six new cases of Omicron detected in Scotland as UK labs probe 150 'probable' samples

Scottish health authorities said four of the cases were spotted in Lanarkshire, and two more were in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. It is unclear if these are linked to travel to southern Africa. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o2poHQ

'A storm in a teacup': South African medics try to calm fears over Covid variant threat to Christmas

Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, said that it was too early to begin imposing travel restrictions. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3l5A0DR

Botswana Covid variant has twice as many mutations as Delta - what we know so far

Scientists believe that its extensive mutations mean it must have originated in a severely immunocompromised patient, possibly an undiagnosed person with AIDS. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HYsF2z

From discovery to global panic in 48 hours: How super-mutant variant sparked worldwide travel ban

The world shut itself off from Southern Africa today in response to a super mutant variant that was unheard of just days ago. B.1.1.529 was first picked up in Hong Kong on Monday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r9pFdX

Covid super-mutant fears spread across Europe: Belgium has two confirmed cases

Restrictions will apply to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, European Commission spokesperson Eric Mamer said. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o1nKpX

Daily UK Covid cases breach 50,000 for first time in a month

Department of Health figures showed cases rose 13 per cent in a week, rising from the 44,242 reported last Friday. It marked the first time they had topped the milestone since October 21. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3rd5Y4I

Passengers on last flights from South Africa before ban say there were 'no additional precautions'

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that flights from South Africa - as well as Namibia, Lesotho, Botswana, Eswatini and Zimbabwe - will be suspended from midday today. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cSR9fi

One in 65 people had Covid in England last week as cases started to rise again, official data shows

Office for National Statistics (ONS) data estimated around 862,300 people caught the virus on any given day in the week up to November 20, up 4.5 per cent on the 824,900 the week before. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cQL6Is

Alabama woman, 29, is set to be the first in the state to receive uterus transplant

Elizabeth Goldman, 29, from Mobile, Alabama, is set to be the first woman in the state to undergo a uterus transplant. She was born with a condition called MKRH Syndrome and has no uterus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nO3ub4

'More infectious and vaccine resistant' Botswana Covid variant is driving South African surge

Fears are mounting that a new Covid variant believed to have emerged in Botswana is driving a surge in cases in neighbouring South Africa. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nNY7IX

How does the Covid situation in the US look this Thanksgiving compared to last year?

In 2020, Thanksgiving was a pivotal moment at the start of America's winter COVID-19 surge - and this year, cases are rising again on this holiday. But thanks to vaccinations, the new surge may be milder. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3p2BT5b

British man becomes first patient in the world to get a 3D-printed eyeball at NHS hospital in London

Steve Verze, in his 40s and from Hackney in London, will walk out of hospital with a 3D-printed eye today. It was fitted at Moorfields Eye Hospital which is piloting a new technique. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32lyUNB

Number of addicts who died while receiving treatment rose by a QUARTER during pandemic

Official figures released today show 3,726 people died in England between April 2020 and March 2021 while undergoing treatment for drug and alcohol problems. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xlyjXT

Daily UK Covid cases flatline with 47,240 infections up just 0.9% on last week

Department of Health bosses posted 47,240 new infections over the last 24 hours, up just 0.9 per cent on last Thursday's figure. It was the first time the jump was below one per cent since November 10. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30W7DAH

Number of GP appointments with an actual doctor drops below 50% for first time this year

There has been a 2million boost in face to face appointments with GPs in England following threats of action from No10 however analysis has revealed that less than half of these are with doctors. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nPrdaH

People who get reinfected with Covid are 90% less likely to be hospitalized and die from the virus

A new study from Qatar found that 0.3% in the COVID-19 reinfection group fell severely ill and none died compared to 2.5% and 0.1%, respectively, of those with a primary infection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cMg6sT

Number of Brits falling ill with Covid every day jumped 18% last week to 76,728

King's College London scientists estimated that 76,728 people fell ill per day in the week ending November 20, based on test results from around 750,000 volunteers in the ZOE Covid study. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3l7TtUa

Less than QUARTER of pregnant women in the UK have had a Covid vaccine, official data shows

A report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today revealed just 10,486 (22 per cent of women) who gave birth in August had been given a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3l6iLlC

Unjabbed Brits could be BANNED from travelling to the EU next summer

New rules being hammered out in Brussels today could include a ban on unvaccinated travellers coming into the bloc from March, including those whose last jab was more than nine months ago. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CQvhvN

The forgotten Covid jab that might have NO side effects on kids

The UK Government already has 60million doses of Novavax. It was shown in trials to cause less side effects compared to those triggered by Pfizer, Moderna or even AstraZeneca's vaccines. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DUamJp

Get your booster by December 11 and you'll be 'highly protected' at Xmas, NHS says in fresh plea

Real-world UK data shows protection against getting sick with Covid rises to more than 90 per cent two weeks after the injection. Immunity against hospitalisation and death is even higher. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CQwe7n

Cancer patients with COVID-19 were TWICE as likely to die in early 2020 compared to early 2021

Cancer patients who caught COVID-19 earlier in the pandemic were twice as likely to die from the disease compared to those who got sick in early 2021, a group of European cancer researchers found. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oUeXVX

Risk of COVID-19 infection more than DOUBLES 90 days after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine

A new study from Israel and the U.S. found the risk of infection was 2.37-fold higher between 90 and 119 days after completing the vaccine series compared to the initial 90 days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CPgbGI

Nutritionists reveal their favorite tips of how to cut calories from Thanksgiving dishes

Five nutritionists offered their advice on how to cut down on calories and fat for your favorite dishes on Thanksgiving Day - including turkey, mashed potatoes and pie, while still having a delicious dinner. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30U69a8

CDC updates Pennsylvania's COVID vaccination data after counting 1.2 million too many doses

The CDC updated Pennsylvania's COVID-19 vaccination data after finding that 1.2 million more doses were counted than had actually been given out. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DLoKDQ

Daily Covid cases rise by 14% in a week to 43,676 but hospital admissions drop for EIGHTH day

Another 43,676 cases have been recorded across the UK over the last 24 hours, a rise of 14.1 per cent on the 38,263 confirmed positive cases last Wednesday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nOj6eM

Alzheimer's: Daily power walks could help stave off the onset of disease, study claims

Researchers from the University of California found exercise in later life can reduce inflammation in the brain, which can is one of the key causes of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xkmd12

New Botswana variant with 32 'horrific' mutations is the most evolved Covid strain EVER

Only 10 cases of the strain, which could be named 'Nu', have been detected so far but it has been spotted in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, suggesting it's more widespread. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CLlKGd

Harvard study finds over-40s who use Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok more likely to feel down

The Harvard University study of 5,400 middle-aged Americans during the pandemic suggests they are also at risk of depression and anxiety from using social media, not just young people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32vapOd

England would only suffer 35,000 Covid hospitalisations if EVERYONE caught virus now, study suggests

A London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) analysis suggests the NHS is unlikely to be overwhelmed by the virus even in the event of a major surge in cases. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3G09Daz

Three in 10 Brits no longer self-isolate if they get Covid-like symptoms, official figures show

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) - which surveyed 1,000 Covid-infected Britons at the start of the month - found 29 per cent do not stay at home when their symptoms started. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nPk4qQ

Drinking four small glasses of wine a week can raise risk of developing dementia, study suggests

In a study at King's College London, people hitting 'risky levels' of drinking - equal to eight units a week - suffered a greater decline in short-term memory and spatial awareness. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xgfd5c

NHS patients could be moved around the country under plan to reduce waiting lists

UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) is understood to have ordered NHS health chiefs to come up with proposals to ease the backlog. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cIMjBy

Hormone therapy could prevent thousands of miscarriages each year in Britain, new NHS guidance says

Britain's health watchdog has approved the drug progesterone for expectant mothers who have previously had a miscarriage and are experiencing spotting or bleeding. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DOfGhJ

Vulnerable care home residents are being left in urine-soaked bed sheets

In some cases dying residents are being left with no one's hand to hold because all the employees are busy. And residents are also being left wailing in their rooms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FHG4tT

Teachers are NOT at a higher risk dying from Covid than people in other jobs, another study finds

Researchers at the University of Bristol found death rates among teachers was similar to the five-year average during the first nine months of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xg8Sa7

700,000 Europeans will die from Covid by March, World Health Organization warns

WHO officials said Covid deaths could spiral from 1.5 to 2.2million by March amid a fourth wave. They said high infections, vaccine skepticism and relaxed Covid measures were to blame. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oUb2bz

Two-metre social distancing rule was arbitrary and not backed up by science

The two metre social distancing advice will not keep you safe from potential Covid infection if the person with the virus is mask-less, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3xeBq3E

Daily Covid cases continue to rise with today's 42,484 infections up 14% in a week

Some 42,484 infections were recorded across the UK in the last 24 hours, up 14.1 per cent on the 37,243 positive tests registered last Tuesday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r5qPXM

Eleven vulnerable care home residents are injected with SALT WATER instead of Pfizer Covid vaccine

Patients at the Millbrae Care Home in Lanarkshire were given a shot of saline solution instead of their first Covid vaccine dose on December 16 last year. NHS Lanarkshire apologised on Saturday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32saO3Y

Vaping damages DNA and raises risk of cancer the same way as cigarettes, study claims

Research by the University of Southern California suggests vapes damage cell, increasing the risk of cancer and other diseases, in the same way as traditional cigarettes but not to the same degree. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r7zJnB

BBC News star REETA CHAKRABARTI reveals how easy it can be for medics to miss appendicitis

REETA CHAKRABARTI: Lying in bed in the early hours, I was woken by a strange and sharp pain at the top of my tummy. It was puzzling. It didn't feel like food poisoning or a stomach bug. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DNh9EQ

Whitehall 'groupthink' holding UK back and left us unprepared for Covid pandemic, says Kate Bingham

Civil service 'groupthink' is holding Britain back, according to the mastermind of the Covid vaccine programme, Kate Bingham (pictured). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DKU3if

Can taking HRT help prevent dementia? Dr MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

DR MARTIN SCURR: With 5 per cent of women over 60, and 10 per cent of those over 75, showing some evidence of dementia, whether HRT has a role in treating dementia is of importance. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nGU6pH

Unvaccinated children had a 3% higher chance of catching Covid compared to double-jabbed in US trial

None of the 1,100 youngsters in the US who were double-jabbed with Pfizer's Covid vaccine caught the virus in the four months following their second doses, the vaccine-maker said. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32tnZl9

Europe hit by wave of Covid partly because it didn't use AstraZeneca's jab, suggests vaccine maker

Pascal Soriot, chief executive at AstraZeneca, said the decision by Europe to restrict the jab could explain why they are now being forced back into lockdown. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3r1tzp3

Antibodies hit highest level EVER in over-80s as 96% of elderly now have virus-fighting proteins

The latest Office for National Statistics' antibody report estimated that 95.8 per cent of people over 80 in England were positive for the virus-fighting proteins by November 7. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30Ujqzl

Covid death rate fell by a FIFTH last month in England, official data shows

Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show the number of people dying with Covid mentioned on the death certificate fell from 64.4 per 100,000 in September to 50.8 in October. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nIkVcU

New Delta subvariant of Covid is MORE infectious and will be dominant in Britain

According to the Sanger Institute, the largest variant surveillance centre in the country, AY.4.2 was responsible for 16 per cent of new cases in England in the fortnight up to November 13. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oNDMTk

CDC officials say there WILL be a flu season this year after virus 'disappeared' during 2020 season

Last flu season, the CDC says just 0.2% - 1,675 - of more than 818,000 specimens came back positive for influenza, but this season cases have slowly been rising and fewer kids are vaccinated. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qXaEM9

Traveling for Thanksgiving is likely safe but people should know their 'individual risk'

Experts believe that traveling for the holidays can be safe if people take certain precautions - and get vaccinated - though people should evaluate their own level of risk before making plans. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cE0F5W

New Jersey nursing home where 83 residents died of Covid is still open under a new name

Andover Subacute II, a nursing home where 83 residents died of Covid in the first four months of the pandemic, has rebranded, and is now collecting Medicaid and Medicare payments. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nGiho0

People are more likely to correctly identify emotions if person is wearing transparent mask

A join research ream from Harvard Medical School and other Boston area institutions found that the use of transparent masks can help bring down many communication barriers while wearing masks. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30HoF5v

Inhalable asthma treatment does not reduce number of days it takes to clear COVID-19 symptoms

A new study from the University of Buffalo found patients given the drug did not see symptoms clear more quickly and recovered in the same amount of time as those in the placebo group. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30P7OO1

Delta subvariant AY.4.2 is LESS likely to cause symptoms but slightly more infectious than ancestor

Data from the REACT study - which measures the spread of the virus in England - found the AY.4.2 subvariant made up 12 per cent of positive samples between October 19 and November 5. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qWUAdi

No10 will consider scrapping Covid tests for ALL travellers in January

Aviation minister Robert Courts told the Airlines 2021 conference in Westminster: 'We all want to reduce not just testing, but all the restrictive measures.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CI8134

UK's daily Covid cases rise 13% in a week to 44,917 but deaths drop slightly with 45 victims

It comes as former vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi today predicted the UK will be the first country in the world to beat the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cDVanW

Woman battling eight tumours says NHS doctors missed cancer because of focus on Covid victims

Joanna Georgiou, from London, has tumours on her heart, her lungs and her knee after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer that affects the joints, five years after she noticed a lump. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kYcCbi

'This virus doesn't care if you are gifted, rich or poor', says brother of surgeon killed by Covid

Dr Irfan Halim, 45, passed away at Royal Brompton Hospital in West London on November 14 following a nine-week battle with the virus and two months after his father Kamal, 75, also a doctor, died. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CGtxVZ

Mother introduced to new son by FaceTime after surgeons delivered him while she was in Covid coma

Mother-of-three Sophie Byrne, 28, put off getting jabbed while pregnant because of safety concerns for expectant mothers but contracted the virus and was hospitalised in Liverpool. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kTDs4n

Experts tell Brits to 'order that turkey' because infections in summer should keep cases low

Britain was slammed as the 'sick man of Europe' throughout the summer and autumn, consistently recording the highest levels of infection on the continent after releasing all Covid curbs in July. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oMnFWd

Mum-of-four, 39, dies of rare stroke after waking with 'horrific' headache

A mother-of-four from Huyton collapsed and died after screaming for an ambulance while on holiday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HIABFi

Ivermectin should NOT be given to Covid patients because it makes 'no difference' to their illness

Ivermectin became the poster-child drug of choice among anti-vax conspiracy theorists over the summer, particularly in the US, who claimed it offered a way out of the pandemic without the need for jabs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DWoh1X

Millions more Brits in their forties can book booster Covid jab from TODAY

An extra 8million people aged 40 to 49 across the UK who are double-vaccinated can secure an appointment for their third jab for six months after their second dose. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cyTc8r

Smallpox vials found at Merck lab were mislabeled and didn't actually contain the deadly virus

The CDC says vials discovered in a Merck laboratory in Philadelphia were incorrectly labeled 'smallpox' and actually contained the vaccine for the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nH7IRX

Customers who visited a New Jersey Starbucks are told to get vaccinated against hepatitis A

An employee who worked at a Starbucks location in New Jersey, has tested positive for hepatitis A and may have been exposed between November 4 and November 6 or between November 11 and 13. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kVV3IP

FDA says it might need 55 YEARS to make vaccine-related information available to the public

The FDA is requesting a court to give them 55 years worth of time to provide more than 300,000 pages worth of information on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after a FOIA request for them. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Z3vEoP

CDC advisory committee unanimously recommends booster shots of Pfizer's and Moderna's Covid vaccines

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized booster shots of Pfizer-BioNTech's and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for all adults on Friday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DxPcko

Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 are twice as likely to have a stillbirth

Researchers at the CDC found that pregnant women are at an increased risk of dying from COVID-19, and from suffering a stillbirth if they are infected at the time of delivery. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CwNBd1

Some confuse symptoms of the shingles vaccine for flu shot if received on same day

Researchers from Harvard Medical School found that people who receive their shingles and flu vaccines together are less likely to return and get their flu shot again in subsequent years. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qSMlyJ

Hero surgeon killed by Covid was DOUBLE-JABBED

EXCLUSIVE: Grieving widow Saila Halim said Dr Irfan Halim, 45, had his first shot last year and a second in January but passed away at Royal Brompton Hospital on November 14 at 7.51pm. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32asyAB

UK's daily Covid cases rise by another 10% in a week to 44,242

Health chiefs posted another 44,242 Covid infections today, and 157 Covid deaths. There were also 827 hospital admissions, which was down slightly on the previous week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qPCqu1

England's Covid cases fell by 10% last week, mass surveillance study reveals

Office for National Statistics weekly surveillance estimated there were 824,900 Covid cases over the week to November 13, down from 925,400 previously. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nvwCDD

Wearing a mask is 'the most effective way' of curbing spread of Covid, study claims

Wearing a mask is the best way individuals can help stop the spread of Covid according to a team led by Australian scientists as new data shows up to a quarter of younger Britons are ditching masks. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oCC86Y

NHS app will show proof of a third vaccination

A small but growing number of countries including Switzerland, Croatia and Israel are now requesting proof of boosters for arrivals vaccinated many months ago. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FvfuUR

Britons travelling to China must avoid notorious wet markets

In fresh advice issued today, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned the notorious markets were a 'source of infection'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Z0uo61

First-ever known case of Covid was a female seafood vendor at a Wuhan market

A new report claims the first known case of COVID-19 occurred in a female seafood vendor at the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan on December 11. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qRyIA6

Two children all ill after California Covid vaccine clinic gives 14 kids doses too large

Denise Iserloth told KABC that two of her children have fallen ill after they received a 20 microgram dose of a Covid vaccine, which is twice the size of the jab her children should receive for their age. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Cvdavd

Nearly 10% of children aged five to 11 have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine

Nearly 10 percent of children aged five to 11 in the United States have gotten the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, the White House reported on Wednesday. It became available on November 3. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nqMOpP

Fauci says Covid hospitalizations are rising among fully vaccinated people

Dr Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that the U.S. is seeing an 'uptick' in COVID-19 hospitalizations among fully vaccinated people who have not had a booster compared to those who have had one. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Fo7a9k

Unvaccinated Americans are twice as likely to be hospitalized, seven times as likely to die of Covid

A CDC report finds that unvaccinated people suffer a much higher risk of contracting COVID-19 than their vaccinated peers, and once infected are more likely to have a severe case of the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3csT7CV

Up to 1.6 million Americans may have lost their smell as a result of Covid

Researchers from the Washington University of St Louis found that up to 1.6 million Americans are suffering from olfactory disorder as a result of Covid, in what they call a public health concern. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kPBO3F

Moderna asks FDA for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults

Moderna Inc has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for emergency use authorization of its Covid booster shot for all adult aged 18 and older. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kNrGIJ

Sajid Javid caves into GP pressure and DELAYS plans to make doctors reveal how much they're earning

The UK Health Secretary has agreed to postpone the proposals after they left doctors furious because they felt 'singled out' from other medical professionals. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CyKeT0

Britain's daily Covid cases jump by 10% to highest level in a month

There were another 199 Covid deaths registered today, marking a 2% increase on the toll last week. Latest UK hospital data shows there were 799 admissions on November 14, down 9%. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3crE0tG

Cancer survivor 'blinded' by brain tumour can now see again

A 24-year-old cancer survivor from Blackpool can now see his girlfriend for the first time ever after getting his vision, which he lost as part of treatment for a brain tumor the size of a ping pong ball, restored. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Z1EAew

Eastern Europe is continent's excess deaths capital because of lagging Covid vaccine rollouts

While countries like the UK, Spain, Italy and Belgium bore the brunt of fatalities early in the pandemic, rates of deaths from all causes have slowly shifted East, ONS data shows. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Dtk1Xq

DNA data of healthy babies could be hacked or sold by Governments in future, ethics expert says

Mass genetic screening of newborn babies is unethical an UK expert has warned with concerns over how Governments of the future will use and abuse such information for more than health. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kOiO5v

Young woman devastated as 'cute' heart-shaped freckle diagnosed as 'aggressive' skin cancer

Kayla Mailer, 32, from Portland, Oregon, went to see her doctor when the 'super-cute' freckle on her cheek started changing color and shape. She was devastated to learn it was cancer. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cFjYvX

Number of Brits falling ill with Covid has dipped by another 10% in a week, symptom app shows

Professor Tim Spector said that he was now 'cautously optimistic' about Christmas. It was a change of tune from previous weeks where he has called for Plan B to be imposed in England. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DwQlsh

More than 4,500 patients die because of 'shocking' overcrowding at A&E

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine report highlights the deadly crisis facing NHS England A&Es as the health service recovers from the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32droV9

Covid-19 UK: Booster vaccine doses reduce the risk of infection by two thirds compared to two doses

Data from the REACT study - which randomly tested more than 100,000 people up between October 19 and November 5 - found the third doses provide a significant boost to immunity. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qJF848

Covid-19 UK: Britain's coronavirus cases FALL for first time in a week

Department of Health bosses posted 38,263 new infections over the last 24 hours, down 2.7 per cent on the 39,329 recorded last Wednesday. It was the first time Britain's cases fell in a week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wSkYpG

Antibiotic-resistant infections could trigger a new 'hidden pandemic', experts warn

Dr Susan Hopkins, head of the UK Health Security Agency, claimed it was important the country does not lurch from one crisis 'into another'. She urged Britons not to use the medicines for colds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nrhfMO

Children aged 12-17 must wait 12 weeks after catching Covid before getting jabbed

The UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) said the longer wait should reduce the risk of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation spotted in some vaccinated kids. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wV2yVe

Covid vaccines may only affect menstrual cycles of women on contraception, study claims

Imperial College London researchers found no definitive link between women being jabbed and experiencing menstrual cycle changes. But those on contraception were more likely to see blips. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Hygeu2

Living in polluted cities DOES make you likelier to get ill with Covid, new study says

Researchers in Spain found people living in areas with higher levels of pollution were more likely to be hospitalised if they caught Covid according to data samples collected from nearly 10,000 people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30zj4yc

Labour MPs are turning up to fewer health committees than Tories

EXCLUSIVE: Minutes show Labour MPs in England sitting on the Health and Social Care Committee have attended just half of its meetings in the last six months, on average. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32cbwlN

Covid immunity wanes after two doses of the Pfizer vaccine in all ages, Israeli study claims

Israeli researchers found people of all ages vaccinated in January and February had a 51 per cent higher chance of being infected in July than those jabbed in March and April. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qHE8gV

Trainee paramedic reveals she cared for just ONE patient in 14.5 HOUR shift because of queues

Faye Shepherd, who works for South Western Ambulance Service, said they were 'stuck at hospital...waiting for bed space'. Paramedic bosses say crews used to see up to eight patients a shift. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DrkadU

Nearly 10,000 more people have died than usual since July from non-Covid illnesses

Office for National Statistics data showed there had been 20,823 excess deaths since July, but only 11,531 Covid fatalities. It means 9,292 deaths were down to other causes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CBvfrH

100,000s of 999 calls are from patients asking where their ambulance is, health chiefs reveal

Record 999 calls are partly driven by people desperately asking for updates on ambulance arrival times, chief executive of NHS Providers Chris Hopson has admitted. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HoC2IN

Drinking two coffees and two teas a day may cut risk of stroke and dementia

Participants who drank two coffees and two teas daily were a third less likely to suffer a stroke, researchers said. They were also 28 per cent less likely to develop dementia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31Wflv5

GPs have decided whether they will strike, but they won't tell YOU (the person who pays their wages)

The British Medical Association - which balloted thousands of family doctors in England - won't share the results with the public because 'there is no need to do so'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3njGhNK

FDA is planning to authorize Pfizer's booster for all adults aged 18 and older as early as Thursday

The FDA is planning to authorize booster doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for all adults aged 18 and older as early as Thursday, according to a report from The New York Times. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HpG3wF

Fauci says he believes the definition of being fully vaccinated will change to include booster shots

Dr Anthony Fauci told Axios on Tuesday that he believes the definition of 'fully vaccinated' against COVID-19 may be updated in the future due to the waning immunity of the initial shots. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kIKbhq

Child COVID-19 cases tick up with weekly infections increasing by 13%

COVID-19 cases among children increased again last week, the American Association of Pediatrics reports. Cases increased by 13 percent, up to 122,229 children testing positive. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/32dmtnf

Pfizer files for emergency use authorization with the FDA of its Covid pill

Pfizer Inc submitted an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 pill on Tuesday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FoswmW

Woman who is second person in world to be 'naturally' cured of HIV is grateful to be virus-free

Scientists have identified a second patient who was infected with HIV, yet the virus appears to have disappeared from her body without any treatments - the patient offers hope for a potential cure to HIV. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YRIoii

Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making combined profits of more than $1,000 every second

A report by the People's Vaccine Alliance finds that Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are making a combined $34 billion in profit this year. That averages to more then $1,000 every second. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3cfpi93

Number of Americans requiring inpatient care for eating disorders DOUBLED during the Covid pandemic

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that the number of Americans needing inpatient treatment for an eating disorder more than doubled during the early months of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FrWEy1

COVID-19 infection doubles the risk of psychiatric diagnoses and triples the risk of sleep problems

COVID-19 infection leads to increased risk of fatigue, sleep problems, and psychiatric issues like anxiety and depression long after patients are diagnosed, a new study from the U.K. finds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3oyX6Ud

Childhood obesity hits record high during Covid, NHS data shows

Campaign groups warned England's lockdowns and school closures had taken a toll on youngsters' physical health and widened health inequalities. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wUWbBd

Give care home workers a £500 Christmas bonus to stop them leaving to Amazon and Tesco

NHS Providers called on ministers to stopper the steady trickle of employees from care homes to the retail sector. It said the festive pay packet would help prevent any more departures. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DmIopt

Woman, 30, diagnosed with HIV eight years ago may be CURED of the virus

Only one other person has also naturally cleared the virus. Loreen Willenberg's (pictured) story was first revealed last August. The 67-year-old, of San Francisco, was diagnosed with HIV 30 years ago. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HsdLRQ

Thousands of overweight children are to be sent to NHS clinics in bid to tackle obesity crisis

In a drastic measure to combat spiralling obesity rates, 15 specialist clinics have been set up across England. They will treat children aged between two and 18 who are severely overweight. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30vwewg

Thousands of patients could be at risk amid backlog of life-saving heart scans

The enormous Covid backlog means 64,962 patients in England have been waiting longer than the six-week NHS target for heart ultrasounds, known as echocardiograms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kEyZ5x

Professor Chris Whitty calls for calm over plans to jab children as young as FIVE against Covid

Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Professor Chris Whitty pointed out the UK's medicines watchdog hasn't authorised Covid jabs for under-11s, as it is yet to examine the data. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nehwCt

British clinicians are reporting extreme tic disorder affecting young adults

A mysterious epidemic is emerging in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic - a sudden upsurge of physical and vocal convulsions among teenagers, particularly girls, called ticcing. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3niwo2R

Dr Fauci blames misinformation for attacks he has received over handling of pandemic

Dr Anthony Fauci blames America's divisiveness for some of the criticism and vitriol he has received during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have called for him to resign in recent months. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ceMkN9

FDA advisory committee meeting to authorize Pfizer booster shot for ALL US adults may not occur

A committee that initially rejected Pfizer's COVID-19 booster shot rollout for all American adults will not have a chance to meet and discuss the shot's approval for a second time, CNN reports. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HswxsG

New studies suggest dairy may actually be GOOD for us... and even help prevent disease

Although our bodies need fats for energy, growth and to absorb fat-soluble nutrients such as vitamins A, D and E, eating too much saturated fat can raise levels of 'bad' cholesterol in our blood. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qH1cwm

DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

DR MARTIN SCURR: Your symptoms are suggestive of glossopharyngeal neuralgia, which causes sudden attacks of severe pain in the throat, near the tonsils. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30sJKky

Slip into something comfy to cure your ills: Which slippers are a good fit?

As the cold nights draw in, slippers are essential - and now they claim to come with added health benefits. We asked experts to put a selection through their paces. We then rated them. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kGku0N

Blood taken from runners can slow down dementia

Doctors are giving monthly transfusions to around 60 people with early signs of Alzheimer's in a year-long clinical trial led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CdXxIs

It's no joke! Why faking a LAUGH could help you beat anxiety

There's probably quite a complex network of brain regions involved in laughter, says Professor Sophie Scott, a neuroscientist at University College London. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FexNNO

The women left with agonising back pain for YEARS after pregnancy

After giving birth to her son, Wilma MacDonald expected short-lived aches and pains. But, as time wore on, she suffered lower back pain so agonising getting out of an armchair was a struggle. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ovSFto

The 'bird flu' is spreading across Europe and Asia with more than 20 cases already detected in China

Bird flu is beginning to spread across Asia and Europe, having been detected among poultry in at least six nations.The virus has a mortality rate of above 50 percent in infected humans. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FpzmZH

Would you gamble on a high-stakes surgery? The risks can be fatal but the benefits lifechanging

Consultant counselling psychologist Colin McGuiness is the one listening and providing support to patients. But earlier this year, he felt in need of support himself. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nh8dl7

California, Colorado, New Mexico and New York City offer Covid boosters to ALL adults

All adults in California, Colorado, New Mexico and New York City are now eligible for COVID-19 boosters after decisions made by local governments in recent days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wSFSoM

Sajid Javid told to get a grip of NHS ambulance crisis and draft in the ARMY

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigners have demanded an end to the England's ambulance fiasco, urging the Health Secretary to call in the Army to bolster struggling services. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YOM8RL

People do about 1,000 extra steps a day when they have a COFFEE, study finds

There were both beneficial and harmful short-term health effects of coffee intake, according to the team from the University of California, San Francisco. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30wvS8O

Billions more funding for NHS will be wasted without hiring thousands more nurses and doctors

The former UK Health Secretary warned taxpayers' cash will be wasted on the salaries of locum doctors and agency nurses because there is not a plan to increase staffing levels. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DnSLJK

Chris Whitty urges pregnant women to get vaccinated against Covid

England's chief medical officer shared 'stark' figures that 33 vaccinated pregnant women were admitted to hospital with Covid, compared to 1,681 non-jabbed expectant mothers. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nimj64

Covid patients taking antidepressants are up to 30% less likely to die from the virus, study claims

Lead author Dr Marina Sirota, from the University of California, said there was a 'significant association' between taking antidepressants and not dying from Covid. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30p5CNL

Oxfordshire-based company creates Covid vaccines given in a skin patch

The Covid vaccine is being developed by Emergex in Oxfordshire. The company aims for their jab to trigger a T cell response, which would target the destruction of Covid-infected cells. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Fg252T

29p depression pill is found to slash unvaccinated patients' risk of hospitalisation

Fluvoxamine - available on prescription in the UK under the name Faverin - is thought to calm down the immune system due to its anti-inflammatory abilities. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BpDVk2

Ministers refuse to rule out re-imposing tough restrictions on travel from Europe as cases surge

Boris Johnson raised fears that a 'storm of infection' on the continent could derail the UK's emergence from the pandemic - pleading with Britons to come forward for booster jabs. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DlzDfi

Government ramps up programme to keep winter wave at bay

Older Britons are already able to get their top up jab from six months after their second dose, with ministers poised to expand the drive to younger age groups. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nikxC0

Delays to ambulance handovers at A&E 'are costing lives' in scandal affecting up to 160,000 a year

Patients in ambulances are dying or suffering harm because of the increasingly long wait times to hand them over to A&E staff, it was claimed yesterday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3owshPU

Alzheimer's research gives hope to patients as scientists suggest jab can reverse dementia in mice

Scientists developing a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease say they are 'hugely excited' by findings suggesting it can reverse dementia in mice. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DgjJTB

Elderly remain 'neglected and abandoned' amid 'collapsing' social care system, campaigners warn

Hundreds of thousands of Britain's most vulnerable are suffering due to the 'collapsing' social care system, while the rest of society embraces normality. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31VfrmF

Coronavirus infections rise for third day in a row

Britain's Covid-19 infections have increased by 20 per cent in a week after Department of Health bosses reported a further 36,517 cases today, a rise from the 30,305 reported last Sunday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DjGmq4

Government-approved Covid testing firm faces watchdog probe

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it would 'look carefully' at information gathered about Cignpost Diagnostics over its plans to sell customers' swabs for medical research. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3ndBCgh

Why fears the NHS will lose countless staff over forced jabs won't come true

Former Care Worker Louise Akester, 36, from Hull posted footage online after she was fired from her job because she had refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qyV7BW

How hiring more district nurses can reduce pressure on the NHS

Since 2009, the number of district nurses in England has plummeted from more than 7,000 to just over 4,000, with those still working being forced to delay treatment for patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Df8DhE

Early open heart surgery could save Britons from deadly strokes

Patients diagnosed with a common but deadly heart condition should get major surgery as early as possible - even if they feel perfectly healthy - a study has concluded. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DfQPTE

Kidney patients offered new hope with a diabetes pill

NHS chiefs have granted roughly 91,000 sufferers access to the drug, dapagliflozin, which has slashed the risk of needing dialysis, a transplant and even death by up to 39 per cent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3caBA2m

HEALTH NOTES: Pesticide risk in Mediterranean diet, scientists claim

Researchers in Newcastle University have warned that the famed Mediterranean diet may not be as healthy as once thought because of the presence of organophosphates. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3naDypQ

Three unjabbed carers reveal 'heartbreak' at having to leave job

EXCLUSIVE: Niamh Bradley (pictured), 23, Shevorn Perkins, 28, and Justina Ugo, 47, were three of six staff sacked from the Boldmere Court Care Home in Birmingham , yesterday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3onY3i5

UK Covid cases rise by a fifth as Boris warns of winter outbreak

The Department of Health reported another 40,375 infections over the past 24 hours in the UK, marking a rise of 19 per cent compared to last Friday and the second day in a row they've risen. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Ce8MjY

GP who wants doctors to stop doing 'vital' unfunded work could be next head of militant union

EXCLUSIVE: Dr Farah Jameel, a GP in Camden, is one of two contenders shortlisted for the vacant role of chair of the British Medical Association's (BMA) general practitioners committee. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3FbCWX3

England's Covid outbreak SHRANK by 16% last week to below 1million, mass-testing study shows

The Office for National Statistics, which calculates case numbers based on thousands of swab tests, found 925,400 people in England were infected on any given day in the week ending November 6. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nbrCUR

Ex-England star Matt Le Tissier is blasted for sharing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories

Le Tissier, who was recently axed as a Sky pundit, has been regularly sharing anti-vax content, including the evidence-free claim there have been 15,000 vaccine-related deaths in Europe alone. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HfGRnE

Is this really about Covid? Pro-lockdown group demands Plan B now to 'save NHS and Xmas'

Independent Sage, a pressure group made up of eminent experts, said compulsory masks and widespread working from home were needed in England 'urgently' to 'save the NHS and Christmas'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3F8TKhf

Concern over 17% dip in number of children diagnosed with cancer

Oxford University scientists looked at cancer diagnoses in children from February to August last year, compared to the same period over the previous three for their research. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/30stdNc

Girl, 11, catches gonorrhoea from bathing in hot springs thermal pool while on holiday in Italy

A young girl on holiday in Italy caught gonorrhoea from sharing a thermal pool with an infected stranger. Experts say holidaymakers need to be aware regarding the risks of using these hot spots from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3c3weWz

Pills taken to lower blood pressure could help combat the nation's diabetes crisis, study claims

Researchers from Oxford and Bristol universities analysed data from 19 studies, involving 145,939 people, and found common blood pressure medication cut diabetes risk by 11 per cent. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3DaglJY

Dads who spend more time with their kids have a different BRAIN STRUCTURE to less involved fathers

Researchers from the University of Essex found that men who want to actively be involved in childcare and enjoy time with their kids have a larger hypothalamus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YAIDOA

COVID-19 death tolls in counties that voted for Trump are higher than those that backed Biden

In counties where Donald Trump won more than 60% of the vote, counties are recording a per capita death toll 1.3 times higher than Biden counties due to higher vaccination rates in blue neighborhoods. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n787g3

Unvaccinated Texans were 20 times as likely to die of COVID-19 during peak of summer surge

Researchers at the Texas Department of Health found a massive difference in infection rates and death rates depending on a person's vaccination status during the summer Delta surge. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wEcXEG

German advisory committee recommends people under age 30 to NOT receive Moderna vaccine

A German health advisory committee has recommended for young people to not get the Moderna COVID-19 jab due to fears about the vaccine causing heart inflammation. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3okjRey

Jonathan Van-Tam says Britain's Covid crisis will be a 'lot calmer' after Easter

England's deputy chief medical officer warned there will be some 'twists and bumps' along the way but he insisted the 'waters will be a lot calmer after Easter.' from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3F7VnMl

Only SIX healthy children died of Covid during England's first year of the pandemic, study reveals

Experts found a total of 25 children died from Covid in a 12 month period during the pandemic but 19 of them had an underlying health condition which made them vulnerable to the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wDaIS2

Daily UK Covid cases rise for first time in 10 days

Latest hospital data shows there were 868 Covid admissions across the UK on November 7 which was nearly 14 per cent lower than the figure the previous week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wCdaYR

Blood test could identify patients at risk of type 2 diabetes almost 20 YEARS before, study claims

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden found people who have high levels follistatin in their blood were more likely to develop diabetes compared to those who had the lowest levels. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3HhbwkC

Covid cases fall 18% in biggest weekly drop of 2021

King's College London scientists estimated 72,546 Britons were catching the virus every day, down 18 per cent. This is the biggest drop since Freedom Day in England. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wAs1mJ

NHS waiting list hits ANOTHER record-high with 5.83MILLION patients in need of routine operations

The Covid-fuelled backlog forced hospitals across the UK to cancel thousands of operations during the darkest days of the crisis to make room for the infected. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qp73Gt

Care home chaos commences as up to 60,000 staff sacked overnight

Care home bosses told how they had been left heartbroken by leaving letters from staff. Unvaccinated workers said they felt 'shunned' to be labelled an 'instant danger'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kmJTg3

'Anti-inflammatory' diet of fruit, veg, tea and coffee slashes dementia risk, study

A study by the Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece rated the diet of more than 1,000 older people for anti-inflammatory foods and tracked them over an average of three years. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3C7TfCe

New Ebola vaccine made by team behind Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine starts human trials

The jab - currently known as ChAdOx1 biEBOV - uses the same technology as the breakthrough coronavirus shot. It has been designed to tackle the Zaire and Sudan strains of Ebola. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wzVAES

Horny Britons cost the NHS £350,000 every year by shoving foreign objects in their rectums

About 400 'foreign' objects are retrieved from British rectums per year a new analysis of NHS data has found. An embarrassing trip to A&E is not the only price with the issue costing the taxpayer £3million. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bZW1Pu

WHO Covid adviser criticises Boris Johnson not wearing mask in hospital and 'politicising' debate

The PM sparked a furore on social media after he was pictured greeting nurses and walking through a hospital corridor maskless in Northumberland on Monday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qust57

Daily Covid cases fall for NINTH day in row with today's 39,329 infections down 5%

Both deaths and hospitalisations were down week-on-week, with a further 214 fatalities recorded and 823 Covid-Britons seeking NHS care. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31IICcx

Researchers running arm of Pfizer's Covid jab trials 'falsified' data, investigation claims

A Texas-based subcontractor paid to run an arm of the studies has been accused of cutting corners, obscuring data and putting patients in harm's way. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3C9JFiw

Next generation of Covid vaccines should target different part of virus, study says

The findings come from a study of more than more than 700 health workers, which found that a tenth of those who regularly tested negative had T cells against Covid's replication mechanism. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3C34Hz8

Care boss urges No10 to delay 'no jab, no job' policy until April

Mike Padgham, chair of the Independent Care Group which represents providers in Yorkshire, has called on ministers to push back the deadline to next spring to match the NHS and help homes in winter. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YwYgXk

Sajid Javid tells officials to be 'careful' when relaying Covid data

It comes after NHS England's chief executive was yesterday accused of 'abusing' Covid statistics after exaggerating the number of infected patients in hospital with the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wvXMxj

No10's OWN estimates show just 20,000 unjabbed NHS staff will get compulsory jabs

Documents published tonight estimate that just 22,000 of 125,000 unvaccinated staff in England will get the Covid jabs by the April deadline. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BYwTmQ

Regular blood tests 'could improve prostate cancer survival rates'

As part of the new study researchers at Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London looked at markers of cancer in the blood known as circulating tumour cells (CTCs). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3F0rRYL

'Healthy' snacks for babies and toddlers can contain as much sugar as TWO chocolate digestives

Action for Sugar, which looked at 73 sweet snacks for children, found a third of the products would have a red label for sugar if baby and toddler foods were required to follow the traffic light system. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mXJvX4

Girl, six, needs emergency surgery to remove part of her bowel after she swallows toy magnetic balls

Melody Bailey of Preston was rushed to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and had an operation to remove four kinetic balls she had swallowed which were burning through her bowel. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3klmETk

Experts examine the latest options to liven things up in the bedroom

Seeking help for sexual health problems can not only be embarrassing but is also increasingly difficult, with the number of face-to-face appointments now halved as a result of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3obKdzh

How you can break your back simply by picking up a grandchild

Crippled by a sharp back pain that took her breath away, Annette Browne was convinced this wasn't something that was going to clear up 'with a few paracetamol'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mTrnNY

The plaster that can spot if you're a snorer

A chin plaster that monitors facial movements during sleep has been developed to detect sleep apnoea - a snoring condition that raises the risk of heart disease and stroke. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bSdFV4

White Brits most likely to die within a year from brain cancer, according to new study

The study by King's College London researchers, the first of its kind, found people who categorised themselves as 'other ethnic' were 30 percent less likely to die within one year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/309tcxH

Why I resigned over the failure to help prescription pill victims

Earlier this year I resigned from the committee because I believe it has ignored key evidence and, as a result, many patients won't be able to come off their drugs safely. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bUPCVO

More than HALF of women 'have had their periods and sex lives disrupted during Covid'

Survey of more than 1,000 women by researchers in Ireland found women reported more missed periods, worse pre-menstrual symptoms and a reduced sex drive in the first year of the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kjwh4W

Going to bed between 10 and 11pm every night cuts your risk of heart disease, study claims

The study by the University of Exeter said going to bed after midnight may damage the heart as people are less likely to see morning light, disrupting the natural body clock. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o9WzIj

Wonderjabs! How vaccines for shingles and flu could beat stroke and even dementia, too

Mounting evidence suggests certain jabs given every year in the UK may also reduce the risk of seemingly unrelated illnesses, from ear infections to strokes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CYHhfr

Could menopause classes help men understand what women suffer as the symptoms strike?

While it's widely accepted that menopausal women need better workplace support, some experts have identified a new way to help: running courses for men. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qyNY4P

The brain can make a person sick by storing and retrieving past inflammations

Researchers believe they discovered the part of the brain that could make a person sick by storing and retrieving episodes of past illnesses, according to a newly published study. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BY6XHG

Daily Covid cases continue to plummet: Infections fall by another FIFTH to 32,322

It comes as NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard came under fire for suggesting 14 times as many Covid-infected Britons were in hospital compared to last year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qmVQWK

Boris Johnson warns 'too many' fully-vaccinated elderly Britons are ending up in hospital with Covid

The Prime Minister said the 10million boosters that have been dished out so far are 'very effective' and give people 95 per cent more protection. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mUphNN

Pfizer ask FDA to authorize boosters of its COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans aged 18 and older

Pfizer-BioNTech are planning to ask the FDA to authorize their COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans aged 18 and older as early as this week, three unnamed officials told The Washington Post. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EYDFLi

Jill Biden asks parents to vaccinate their 5 to 11 year olds

First Lady Jill Biden visited a McLean, Virginia elementary school Monday and urged parents to vaccinate their kids against COVID-19. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bPutfH

School closures DON'T work: New study finds Japan's classroom shutdowns didn't stop spread of Covid

Researchers from the U.S. and Japan found no statistical difference in the number of Covid cases per 100,000 between municipalities that did and did not close classrooms in spring 2020. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qiiGyM

Novavax plans to FINALLY submit data for 'protein based' COVID-19 vaccine to FDA

Novavax plans to finally submit clinical trial data for its COVID-19 vaccine to FDA regulators by the end of the year, seeking emergency use authorization for its shot. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qi4yFE

80% of American adults believe or are unsure about false statements about the COVID-19 pandemic

A new survey from KFF Vaccine Monitor published on Monday found that nearly 80% of Americans do not deem a common piece of misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic as untrue. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bSAM1R

Washington man apologizes to doctors for being unvaccinated after month long Covid hospital stay

Richard Soliz, 54, of Seattle, Washington, was hospitalized for a month due to complications with Covid. After his recovery, he apologized to hospital staff for being unvaccinated. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mWNByI

People who believe they have been infected with Covid are more likely to report persistent symptoms

Researchers from the French National Institute of Health found that people without a confirmed Covid case are more likely to experience persistent symptoms of the virus than those with a positive test. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wthbPb

Regeneron says antibody cocktail reduces risk of contracting Covid by 80% for at least 8 MONTHS

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc announced on Monday that its antibody cocktail can severely slash the risk of being infected with COVID-19 for up to eight months. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EVcPDx

Ballet-loving girl diagnosed with cancer after doctors thought she had 'growing pains'

Charlotte Watson, now five, from Brighton in East Sussex, experienced symptoms of fatigue in July 2020 and soon after began suffering from toe pain and loss of appetite. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YqppLD

Care worker posts video after losing her job because she refused to get vaccinated

Louise Akester, 36, an NHS care worker who was fired because she refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19 posted an emotional video after her final shift at Alderson House care home in Hull. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wwSlhG

GPs should be banned from jobs in affluent areas, think tank report says

A think tank has said that GPs could be made to work in poor areas that do not have enough doctors in a bid to narrow the gap between low-income and more affluent parts of the UK. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kfr6Di

NHS staff should be forced to have the jab BEFORE winter says former Health Secretary Matt Hancock

Mr Hancock, writing in The Daily Telegraph, warned ministers against delaying mandatory jabs for nurses and doctors. The Government is not expected to bring in the rule until April next year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YnhYEO

Woman, 47, who lost all four limbs to deadly blood infection returns to school with robotic arms

Primary school teacher Kath Tregenna, 47, who lost all four limbs to sepsis has returned to the classroom having been fitted with bionic arms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mPiIMp

Family's plea after unjabbed mother, 37, dies of Covid in hospital weeks after getting birth to baby

Saiqa Parveen, 37, from Birmingham, was eight-months pregnant when she contracted the virus but as her conditioned worsened, she was taken to intensive care where she died on November 1. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3n09TQd

NHS will get £248m of extra IT funding in the next 12 months

Digital diagnostics services across the NHS will be reformed to increase the efficiency of sharing tests, images and results between hospitals, labs and GP surgeries. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mPuPZY

Hundreds of care units may close as 60k staff could face axe if they aren't double jabbed this week

Hundreds of care homes could face closure once it becomes mandatory for staff to be double-jabbed this week, an industry body warned, and as many as 500 providers may have to shut their doors. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3khDAu5

Dementia tests have plummeted by a THIRD during the Covid pandemic

Assessments for dementia have been cut by a third during the coronavirus pandemic, NHS data shows, amid a growing concern about a lack of face-to-face GP appointments. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3kih9oz

New fears over microplastics in your home: We inhale up to 7,000 particles EVERY day

Microplastics are now so rife that we breathe in up to 7,000 every day, new research shows. Dr Fay Couceiro tested the home where Michelle Morrison (pictured) lives with her kids. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3C5w4J3

Millions put at risk by booster shot chaos with vulnerable patients struggling to get appointments

The Government is on track to fall short of its target of offering boosters to the 32million most vulnerable by Christmas Day, with current rate of 300,000 doses a day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31Gr94D

Bowel cancer diagnosis for young mother, 29, who thought she had heartburn

Amie Walton, 29, was told on Halloween 2021 that there was nothing more doctors could do for her. She is a young mother-of-two and a fundraising page has been set up to help prolong her life.. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mQatzN

Mother-of-four, 24, reveals baby was born with her intestines outside of her stomach

Laura Woodward, 24, from Lancashire, received the news her baby had gastroschisis - a birth defect that causes a baby's intestines to be born outside of their body before her 12-week scan. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o3ALxL

Defensive medicine on the rise: How doctors run risky tests we don't need as they fear being sued

Margaret Simson (left), 73, from Edinburgh, ended up in intensive care and spent two years with a stoma bag after an 'unnecessary' colonoscopy procedure to investigate chronic bowel symptoms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BRwy5g

Type 1 diabetes sufferers could ditch insulin if it turns out they have a different hidden type

About 8,000 Britons with type 1 may actually have monogenic diabetes, which doesn't always require injections. (Left: Ashley Rollin, 31, from Suffolk, is among those to be rediagnosed.) from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3q8N0vM

Covid booster and flu jab in one go - what really happens?

Chills, fever, headaches and cramps are some of the side effects MoS readers experienced after having the flu and Covid vaccine at the same time -but most readers said they'd had no trouble. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mMzQCt

DR ELLIE CANNON: My cough isn't Covid but people think it is. How can I stop it?

DR ELLIE: There are a number of causes of coughs. There's the obvious ones such as respiratory infections, but a cough can also be a side effect of medication or triggered by acid reflux. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EIJso2

Ovarian cancer patients given fresh hope thanks to double drug treatment

Ruth Joy (pictured), from West Sussex, was diagnosed with advanced, slow-growing ovarian cancer in 2006. She has benefitted from a clinical trial involving MEK inhibitors and defactinib. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3k8Yvzq

Cheap dental treatments bought on the internet leave thousands in agony

One patient who waived their anonymity to warn others of the dangers is financial analyst Sakib Hussain, 31. He had crowns fitted in Turkey and describes the subsequent pain as 'living torture'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CRTkv9

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Why too much sleep can drain your brain power...

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: New research suggests that trying to pack in more sleep can actually undermine our health. . from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BKKtKd

FOX NEWS: Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister'

Candace Owens says pushing vaccines on children appears 'evil and sinister' 'Candace' host reacts to Democrats incentivizing vaccines for children and Kanye West's comments about abortion on 'Fox News Primetime.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2YlvCsd

NIH launches new tool that can tell Americans whether or not they should get tested for COVID-19

The new NIH tool uses factors such as vaccination status, protective measures taken by the user and rates of spread in a community to recommend whether or not to get tested. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CP48KA

Doctors believe autopsies can provide more insight into how Covid affects the body and causes death

Autopsies can be a crucial piece in figuring out how Covid affects the body, and why people suffer long Covid. There have not been many performed on people who died from Covid yet, though. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZYVsmk

Mother who gave birth to baby while on life support with urges pregnant women to get vaccinated

Maria Esther Roque Diaz, 27, of Maryland, was hospitalized for months due to complications with Covid. She is urging other pregnant women to get jabbed to avoid her bout with the virus. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wllvjE

Seattle's 'soda tax' led to 25% drop in sales of sugary drinks, little change other sweets

Researchers from the University of Illinois found that a 'soda tax' in Seattle was successful at reducing consumption of soda in the city, without causing any increases of purchases of other sugary foods. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EPXLHg

Hispanic adults with asthma infected with COVID-19 are more likely to have asthma attacks

Hispanic adults with asthma are more likely to have severe asthma attacks during COVID-19 infections than black and white patients, a new study from a Chicago medical center found. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3qcVlyr

FOX NEWS: Dana White explains why he opposes vaccine mandates

Dana White explains why he opposes vaccine mandates Fox News' Brian Kilmeade speaks to UFC president Dana White about his success despite the pandemic and calls for a return to normalcy. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ZP9CGt

FOX NEWS: California school officials alert parents to sale of addictive new drug: reports

California school officials alert parents to sale of addictive new drug: reports California school officials are warning parents about a new addictive street drug called "Paint." via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3EN0l0L

FOX NEWS: Dr. Fauci faces increasing questions on Wuhan lab, gain-of-function research

Dr. Fauci faces increasing questions on Wuhan lab, gain-of-function research Fox News' Greg Palkot on Dr. Fauci's Senate testimony, new questions about COVID origins. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3BOEILB

FOX NEWS: Pfizer COVID-19 pill could cut severe illness by 89%, company says

Pfizer COVID-19 pill could cut severe illness by 89%, company says Pfizer Inc. announced Friday that its pill to treat novel COVID-19 was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% among high-risk adult patients in a clinical trial. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3wjIU4P

FOX NEWS: Dr. Siegel reacts to Pfizer pill to treat COVID awaiting FDA approval

Dr. Siegel reacts to Pfizer pill to treat COVID awaiting FDA approval Fox News medical contributor, Dr. Marc Siegel enthusiastic about Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3qax10g

FOX NEWS: Pfizer COVID-19 pill could cut severe illness by 89%, company says

FOX NEWS: Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees

Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., on Biden administration pushing workplace vaccine mandates. Garcia also addresses U.S. allies and citizens still trapped in Afghanistan. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3GVYwAm

FOX NEWS: Biden administration gives vaccination deadline for Border Patrol

Biden administration gives vaccination deadline for Border Patrol Victor Manjarrez Jr., former El Paso Border Patrol chief, responds to vaccine mandate for Border Patrol agents illegal crossings is at a historic high. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3bJg4kZ

FOX NEWS: Biden administration to strengthen vaccine mandates

Biden administration to strengthen vaccine mandates Alfredo Ortiz, Jobs Creator Network president, on filing a lawsuit against the administration for the OSHA vaccine mandate that he says will negatively impact small businesses. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ZYDoZG

FOX NEWS: David Webb slams San Francisco for mandating that kids show vaccine cards while illegal migrants can vote

David Webb slams San Francisco for mandating that kids show vaccine cards while illegal migrants can vote David Webb reacts to the two-month deadline that will force children as young as 5 to show their vaccination status while illegal immigrants can vote in local school elections via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3BKFc5r

Violent video games don't make people more aggressive in real life, study says

Policies that place restrictions on video game sales to minors are unlikely to reduce violence, reports a lecturer at City, University of London. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3GVgLWI

Pregnant women in England will be inducted when they are just ONE week overdue

Babies are due at about 40 weeks, and currently women are offered induction on the NHS if they do not go into labour naturally by 42 weeks. But this is being decreased to 41 weeks. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3GPGobu

FOX NEWS: COVID-19: WHO expresses ‘grave concern’ over cases in Europe

COVID-19: WHO expresses ‘grave concern’ over cases in Europe The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that Europe is –once again—at the epicenter of COVID-19 cases and cited a “reliable projection” that said another 500,000 deaths by February. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3kaf2Do

FOX NEWS: Sen. Mike Lee: Biden is extorting the American people

Sen. Mike Lee: Biden is extorting the American people The Republican senator slammed vaccine mandates from the Biden administration via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3GWaYR0

FOX NEWS: West Point 'glorifies ignorant submission and unethical behavior': Former cadet

West Point 'glorifies ignorant submission and unethical behavior': Former cadet A trio of West Point cadets join 'Hannity' to express their disappointment in a woke curriculum and vaccine mandate at one of the nation's premier military academies. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3mLVSFF

FOX NEWS: Command, coerce, control

Command, coerce, control Biden’s new mandate is going to make everything worse via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3qgJNdo

FOX NEWS: Campos-Duffy: Biden admin will make life for unvaccinated 'miserable'

Campos-Duffy: Biden admin will make life for unvaccinated 'miserable' 'Fox News Primetime' host Rachel Campos-Duffy addresses the 'absolute madness' of the president's coronavirus vaccine mandate. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3k2U1uf

FOX NEWS: Campos-Duffy: Biden vaccine mandate leaves Americans 'no choice'

Campos-Duffy: Biden vaccine mandate leaves Americans 'no choice' 'Fox News Primetime' host Rachel Campos-Duffy addresses the 'absolute madness' of the president's order. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3nYPJVP

FOX NEWS: Biden vaccine mandate faces legal challenges

Biden vaccine mandate faces legal challenges FOX Business correspondent Madison Alworth shares details on mandate pushback. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3GS9R4t

Breathing support for Covid patients like CPAP machines doesn't increase risk of air contamination

Two new studies from the UK found that coughs generate more COVID-19 aerosols and contaminate air or surfaces than high-flow nasal oxygen or CPAP machines used by patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3GV4EsH

Researchers believe Covid cells may be able to 'infiltrate' the brain through the nose

Researchers presented a breakthrough discovery this week, reporting that they believe COVID-19 cells may be able to make its way to a person's brain and infect their neurons, causing 'long Covid'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mJqs2q

FOX NEWS: Marijuana could soon be laced with fentanyl, Baton Rogue coroner warns

Marijuana could soon be laced with fentanyl, Baton Rogue coroner warns In East Baton Rouge Parish, the coroner says 90% of drug overdoses include fentanyl. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3qagzNs

FOX NEWS: New James Patterson book celebrates unsung bravery of ER nurses

New James Patterson book celebrates unsung bravery of ER nurses 'E.R. Nurses' co-authors James Patterson and Matt Eversmann join 'Your World' to recognize heroism and selflessness of ER nurses in the age of COVID. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ZVUUh3

Major NHS trust in Leeds cancels majority of elective operations at last minute because of Covid

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust postponed 'priority two' operations - surgeries that need to be completed within 28 days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wdylQY

Britain posts 37,629 positive tests in 7% week-on-week drop

The Department of Health posted another 37,269 daily infections, a drop of 6.5 per cent compared to figures from last Monday, marking 11th day in the last 12 that cases have fallen. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZU79KJ

FOX NEWS: Genetic virus test suggests COVID-19 transmission to household pets

Genetic virus test suggests COVID-19 transmission to household pets COVID-19 positive pet owner, dog, and cat infected with identical strain of coronavirus, suggesting evidence of transmission in home via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3CQ1XWU

FOX NEWS: San Francisco announces controversial vaccine mandate for kids

San Francisco announces controversial vaccine mandate for kids Fox News correspondent Claudia Cowan has the details on 'America Reports.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3EJ3oqP

Oxford University researchers uncover gene that doubles risk of death from Covid

Oxford University researchers found the LZTFL1 gene - present in 60 per cent of South Asians - allows the virus to multiply in the lungs more easily. It is found in 15 per cent of white people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZRvXUo

Calls for catch-up programme of HPV vaccines for boys who missed out

EXCLUSIVE: Charity bosses today called on the Government to 'think again and do the right thing' and offer the HPV vaccine to all boys and young men aged up to 26. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZS2Kbe

Award-winning 'pelvic floor comic' reveals how to stop embarrassing leaks

Elaine Miller, a physio specialising in beating stress incontinence by improving pelvic floor muscles, says her stand-up routine uses comedy to broach an awkward subject. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3o2OuFk

NHS staff WON'T face mandatory jab-or-job choice before April despite fears of soaring winter wave

Compulsory vaccinations for those on the frontline are likely to be announced in the coming days, but the actual rule is not expected to be enforced until the end of March. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3nUuMLG

HPV is making cervical cancer a 'thing of the past': Jabs prevents nearly 90% of cases

King's College London experts found rates of the disease have plummeted among women currently in their 20s, who were the first cohort to have the vaccine at school. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mHmd7s

FOX NEWS: COVID-19 vaccination and young children: What to know

COVID-19 vaccination and young children: What to know Elementary-aged children around the country are now eligible to receive a kid-sized shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3mLNxSa

FOX NEWS: COVID-19 booster shots use the same recipe as the vaccines

COVID-19 booster shots use the same recipe as the vaccines Are COVID-19 boosters the same as the original vaccines? via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3GPo9D2

FOX NEWS: Fauci trying to save his reputation at the risk of people's lives: Gingrich

Fauci trying to save his reputation at the risk of people's lives: Gingrich Fox News political analyst Newt Gingrich slams Dr. Fauci as destructive and dishonest throughout the pandemic. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ZWfZYQ

FOX NEWS: Newt Gingrich blasts 'dishonest' Fauci: He hides behind word games

Newt Gingrich blasts 'dishonest' Fauci: He hides behind word games Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich provides analysis and reaction to Dr. Fauci's testimony before the Senate HELP Committee. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3GOAxDf

FOX NEWS: Vitamin D deficiency casually linked to mortality risk in some people, researchers say

Vitamin D deficiency casually linked to mortality risk in some people, researchers say Genetic evidence suggests a casual relationship between levels of vitamin D and mortality in people with low vitamin D levels, according to researchers. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3CPncYU

FOX NEWS: Sen. Rand Paul blasts Fauci over alleged 'gain-of-function' research: 'You appear to have learned nothing from this pandemic'

Sen. Rand Paul blasts Fauci over alleged 'gain-of-function' research: 'You appear to have learned nothing from this pandemic' Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate HELP Committee via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3BKkxP8

FOX NEWS: Dr. Siegel confident on FDA approval of COVID vaccine for young children

Dr. Siegel confident on FDA approval of COVID vaccine for young children Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel discusses the necessity to vaccinate children with medical concerns between 5-11, the new age group approved for the Pfizer vaccine, for COVID before healthy children. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3we0vLL

How a FIFTH of NHS staff are still to be fully vaccinated against Covid

Ministers are planning to make Covid jabs compulsory for NHS staff from April, reports suggest. But figures show 120 hospitals already have more than 90 per cent of staff double-jabbed. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZU6fOn

Britain's Covid cases ARE coming down: Notoriously gloomy study admits infections fell 5% in a week

The ZOE Covid Study - which is based on reports from around 750,000 weekly contributors and more than 40,000 swabs - estimated 88,592 Britons had Covid on any given day last week. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3k51cSO

FOX NEWS: GNC donates $1 million to organization supporting former pro-athletes and combat vets

GNC donates $1 million to organization supporting former pro-athletes and combat vets Fox Sports NFL insider and founder of 'Merging Vets & Players' Jay Glazer discusses how both combat veterans' and professional athletes' mental health struggles can be addressed in a similar way via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2YeCmYI

FOX NEWS: NYC to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11

NYC to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11 Fox News contributor Lara Trump questions why children are being forced to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and reacts to a former Obama aide warning Democrats not to let the GOP become the 'party of parents.' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3k0IUC3

FOX NEWS: UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, first shown to treat COVID-19

UK authorizes Merck antiviral pill, first shown to treat COVID-19 Britain has granted a conditional authorization to Merck’s coronavirus antiviral, the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19. It is the first country to OK the treatment, although it was not immediately clear how quickly the pill would be available. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3nZDZ5h

FOX NEWS: Gutfeld reacts to modern dating

Gutfeld reacts to modern dating 'Gutfeld!' panel discuss modern relationships and dating via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3GMIBo1

Britain's Covid vaccine watchdog 'will approve second doses for 16 and 17-year-olds this week'

Sixteen and 17-year-olds across the UK will be able to come forward for their second Pfizer vaccine 12 weeks after having their first injection, if the plan goes ahead. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CH6cUP

Around 60,000 care home workers in England face sack within days due to compulsory Covid jab rule

All care home workers will be required to have received two doses of the Covid vaccine by November 11, which is next week. Unions say the plans will spark a mass exodus from the sector. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZMlEAz

Covid UK: Professor Jonathan Van-Tam warns of Christmas lockdown and 'hard months to come'

Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, England's deputy chief medical officer, today insisted there are still 'hard months to come' in the Covid pandemic and the country was 'running hot' too early in autumn. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BBe1tX

JCVI member says it's 'far too early' to follow US in jabbing children as young as FIVE

Professor Jeremy Brown, a member of the JCVI, said the UK medicines regulator is yet to examine data on whether Britain should begin jabbing five to 11-year-olds. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bBOl5F

Top Covid scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar shared tweets criticising Government before quitting SAGE

Sir Jeremy Farrar 'liked' a post that accused UK ministers of seeing old people as 'expendable' at around the time he stood down from No10's scientific advisory panel at the end of October. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EDpScI

Up to 220,000 Britons with high blood pressure will get FREE monitors to use at home

Some 220,000 people whose condition is uncontrolled will be handed the machines to use at home. Health chiefs said it could help them spot potentially deadly changes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CJ3huD

FOX NEWS: COVID-19 can infect inner ear cells, researchers say

COVID-19 can infect inner ear cells, researchers say An inner ear infection may be a significant cause of COVID-19-associated problems with hearing and balance, according to researchers. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3BGhCqG

FOX NEWS: Bubba Watson talks new memoir on mental health

Bubba Watson talks new memoir on mental health Professional Golfer Bubba Watson joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss his new memoir about overcoming mental health struggles. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3q3JIKg

Covid England: Mutant sub-strain of Delta variant spreads

The new sub-strain, called AY.43, has already been spotted 8,138 times in England, according to the latest data from one of the country's largest surveillance centres (shown in yellow). from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BCfjVh

Top scientist quits SAGE over Britain's 'concerning' Covid infection rates

Sir Jeremy Farrar, who is also director of scientific charity, the Wellcome Trust, stepped down from the advisory group last month. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mB3Y3K

Why drinking a glass of wine every night for dinner (probably) ISN'T better for you

German scientists say studies showing people who don't drink alcohol have a higher risk of death than drinkers may have failed to take other health factors, like past alcohol abuse, into account. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CAyIr4

FOX NEWS: Prior COVID-19 infection does not protect as well as vaccine against reinfection: CDC

Prior COVID-19 infection does not protect as well as vaccine against reinfection: CDC Vaccine-induced immunity provides more protection than infection- induced immunity against laboratory confirmed Sars-Cov-2 virus, according to recent CDC report. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3nVMdeM

FOX NEWS: Why do New Jersey voters put up with Phil Murphy?

Why do New Jersey voters put up with Phil Murphy? Atilis Gym owner Ian Smith discusses how he fought back against COVID restrictions on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3BIWAaG

Covid US: CDC advisory committee recommends approval of Pfizer vaccine in kids aged 5-11

The CDC's advisory committee unanimously recommended approval of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 on Tuesday. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CHmaOD

Health care workers who contracted COVID-19 and then got the vaccine had higher antibody levels

A new study from Johns Hopkins found health care workers previously infected had antibody levels 14% higher than those with a past confirmed infection one month after dose 2. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3q05vCt

'Game-changer' blood test that can detect 50 different types of cancer set to roll out in the US

The Galleri test, which can detect 50 types of cancer using only a blood test, will become available in the U.S. soon. The test only requires two vials of blood and get a person results in ten days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CGUslg

Covid US: 80% of J&J vaccine recipients are getting a Pfizer or Moderna booster

A vast majority, over 80 percent, of Americans who received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine are opting to go for a different company's jab for their booster shot, CDC data shows. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CHiw7o

Unvaccinated Alabama police chief who died of Covid regretted not getting vaccinated

Buddy Crabtree, 65, was the police chief of Ider, Alabama before he died of COVID-19 over the weekend. He was a well known figure in the small town of around 700 people. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3q1z1Ic

Covid vaccines were 77% effective against hospitalization among immunocompromised Americans

A new CDC report found Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines were 77% effective at preventing hospitalization among the immunocompromised compared to 90% among those who are not. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3wbIkX6

Biden administration says Covid vaccine program for kids will be 'at full strength' by next week

Vaccinations for kids aged 5-11 are expected to start mid-week, but White House coordinator Jeff Zients said the federal program 'will be running at full strength' starting the week of November 8. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CA5oRw

Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine is 74% effective at preventing infection, study finds

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that the J&J COVID-19 vaccine is 74 percent effective at preventing infection from Covid, though they still recommend use of the mRNA jabs instead. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bwxUaQ

Taking Zinc tablets 'helps to cure coughs and colds and reduce time spent ill by two days'

Researchers in Australia examined studies involving more than 5,000 people to determine whether the vitamin could reduce the risk of respiratory tract infections - ranging from milder colds pneumonia. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3w8waxP

Only three per cent of doctors think remote consultations are better for patients

Researchers at Cambridge University concluded the shift towards phone and video appointments is proving 'disastrous' for many patients. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/31nZl4U

What's caused bald spots in my beard? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your health questions

DR MARTIN SCURR: This sounds like alopecia areata, a common condition in which the immune system malfunctions and attacks hair follicles. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bvkPyD

My life's in danger from an allergy - but no one can tell me what it is!

After dutifully using the supplied hand sanitiser in a shop last summer, Emma Bennett's hands started swelling, becoming noticeably bigger as well as incredibly itchy within minutes. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2YauQ18

These high-tech head rests promise to help your condition. So what do our experts say?

Pillows with health benefits? Whether they claim to ease tinnitus or stop you from snoring, Adrian Monti asked experts to look at a selection. We then rated them. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EEOUZc

Aching joints, bad eyesight and weak bones can be signs of serious problems

Abbey Robb, 42, a psychotherapist, lives near Wimbledon in London. Her GP told her it is what happens as she gets older- but later found she had Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BB7Tln

The antibiotic jab that can ease back pain

Doctors in the UK are testing whether a one-off jab of a new drug known as PP353 can ease - and even cure - the chronic lower back pain that affects millions. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2ZIksxU

Fatigue, migraine, memory loss... How a bump on the head can affect your brain for years

Michelle Parker remembers little of what happened the day her horse, Flash, headbutted her four years ago - but she is still living with the after-effects. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jYR91j

Why a trip to the barber might help if you're feeling low

The Lions Barber Collective is a charity which trains barbers to recognise the symptoms of mental ill health, and was set up by Tom Chapman, a barber, after a friend committed suicide in 2014. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/2Y9Al00

The mesh fightback begins: How thousands of women are being left in agony on waiting lists

What has happened to us is home-grown, institutionalised female genital mutilation,' says Mary Lodato, 63, a mother of three and a university researcher, from Kettering in Northamptonshire. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3GHponD

Women NOT less competitive than men and prefer to share the winnings, study finds

Putting volunteers in groups and asking them to complete a series of maths problems helped researchers from the University of Arizona in Tucson to study gender differences. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Bux3lC

Older mothers' risks from pregnancy could now be predicted by doctors using a simple blood test

Researchers at the University of Manchester identified markers that can be spotted from a blood test that is up to 74 per cent accurate at predicting a woman's risk of having problems during birth. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EwJlMc

FOX NEWS: Supreme Court hears argument on Texas abortion law

Supreme Court hears argument on Texas abortion law Former U.S. attorney Harry Litman and president of the Judicial Crisis Network Carrie Severino discuss the Constitutional implications of the abortion law on 'Fox News @ Night' via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3jXHuYX

FOX NEWS: LA County Sheriff says vaccine mandates are creating a mass exodus of officers

LA County Sheriff says vaccine mandates are creating a mass exodus of officers LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discusses the ‘threat’ vaccine mandates have on his department that is already facing staffing shortages on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3jXCovA

COVID-19 breakthrough cases more likely in people with lower antibody levels, study finds

An Israeli study finds that people with lower antibody responses to the COVID-19 vaccines are more likely to suffer a breakthrough case. Though they are less likely to develop symptoms. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mCmXeo

Arizona man contracted Covid and spread it to his dog and cat

The first ever case of a person transmitting the virus to one of their pets was detected in Arizona in March. Pets are relatively safe from the virus, and are likely to have an asymptomatic case. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jWnXbv

Officials are tracking down syphilis patients to get them treated as rates of the STI rise

Public health officials are trying to tack down patients who have tested positive for syphilis so they can be treated with 129,813 infections reported in 2019, a 74% spike since 2015. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3jVWwOV

Americans who received the one-dose J&J Covid vaccine were 3.5 times likely to develop blood clots

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic of Minnesota found that people who receive the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are 3.5 times as likely to develop rare blood clotting than others. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BCfXlP

Cigarette purchases fell by 6.5% in the US over the summer after 2020 saw increase

The pandemic-caused boom of cigarette sales may be over. A report from Altria Group shows that sales decreased by nearly seven percent in Q3 2021 when compared to the same period last year. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3byv5pE

Screen time for US teens DOUBLED during the COVID-19 pandemic to nearly eight hours a day

Researchers based in California found that US tween and teens spent 7.7 hours per day on screens during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to 3.8 hours per day prior to the pandemic. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3EA9dXz

FOX NEWS: Author says COVID vaccines would not have been produced without America

Author says COVID vaccines would not have been produced without America Author Greg Zuckerman discusses his new book, 'A Shot to Save the World,' and advancements in vaccine research. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ZGoQgK

Wearing two-inch heels can give lady's love life a lift: Small platforms help tone key muscles

Researchers, from Shanghai's Fudan University, quizzed 1,263 women on what kind of shoes they wore - from heels of under one inch to more than three inches. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Cx6v4h

Jo Whiley: Menopause made me feel like a liability on the radio

Jo Whiley, 56, who has been a fixture at Glastonbury for years, went on HRT because she felt like a liability on the radio. She reveals her lowest ebb coincided with her role on Drivetime. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3CA9LMi

Coronavirus cases fall for the EIGHTH day in a row: Infections drop to 38,009 but deaths rise to 74

The government today reported 38,009 new cases in the past week - the eighth day in a row that cases have fallen - and a 13.5% decline in new cases compared with the previous seven days. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bpIkJi

Office worker, 28, shares six STONE weight loss transformation

Evie Nagy, a 28-year-old advertising and marketing manager from London, tipped the scales at 18st 2lb, or 116kg, before losing more than 6st. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mviWIn

FRANK BRUNO: How lockdown shattered my mental health and left me needing to be sectioned

FRANK BRUNO: In truth, my mental health was in a perilous state in March last year. I didn't want to admit it to myself, let alone anyone else, but I was feeling worse with every passing day. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3BuwGHL

FOX NEWS: Emergency services now understaffed as a result of COVID vaccine mandates

Emergency services now understaffed as a result of COVID vaccine mandates null via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3mvvRKv

FOX NEWS: COVID-19 death toll reaches 5 million worldwide

COVID-19 death toll reaches 5 million worldwide The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3nFKURa

FOX NEWS: Teacher put on unpaid leave for engaging in ‘No Mandate Monday’ at California high school

Teacher put on unpaid leave for engaging in ‘No Mandate Monday’ at California high school Lexi Wagner and Michael Wilkes, a student and teacher in California, discuss their support of the school protest via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3CALsOy

One in ten migraine sufferers forced to wait more than a DECADE to see specialist on the NHS

Half of all Britons with migraines face delays of three years, while for one in six it is at least six years. Experts blame the problem on a 'shocking dearth of NHS specialists'. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3Ex1k58

FOX NEWS: Unvaccinated Colorado teacher placed on unpaid leave despite exemption: ‘Like a punch in the face’

Unvaccinated Colorado teacher placed on unpaid leave despite exemption: ‘Like a punch in the face’ Benjamin Helgeson says his religious exemption for the COVID-19 vaccination placed an ‘undue hardship’ on the Colorado school district in which he worked via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/3pT4ex5

Exposed: The plague of fake medical trials putting lives in danger

According to bombshell allegations from a group of highly respected experts, the medical world is rife with research fraud. Up to one in five studies published each year could be invented or plagiarised. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3mrYd8i

How can Sajid Javid STILL ignore Britain's most vulnerable as they beg for a vital third Covid jab?

A third Covid jab is supposed to be offered to people with immunity problems, such as blood cancer, but hundreds of letters to the Mail on Sunday reveal many are still being denied. from Health News | Mail Online https://ift.tt/3bx9hdX

The torment of being a 'clutterer': When you speak too fast to be understood and jumble your words