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US Covid deaths increase by 13% over the past seven days with 1,953 Americans dying daily

Covid deaths are continuing to rise in the U.S., even as cases fall. The nation recorded 2,479 new deaths on Thursday – the third consecutive day where ov... read more

China’s flagship Covid vaccine may offer virtually zero protection against Omicron

China’s Covid vaccine may offer virtually zero protection against Omicron, scientists have warned.  Two doses of the CoronaVac jab was found to trigger &... read more

Wearing masks on planes DOES cut risk of Covid spreading, study confirms

Many travellers have bemoaned having to wear a mask for an entire flight but it does reduce the chance of spreading Covid, a study has confirmed. Chinese exper... read more

67-year-old father goes to hospital with hernia… to find he has OVARY attached to testicle

Father, 67, born missing a testicle goes to hospital with a ‘hernia’… only to find out his 15cm-wide bulge contained an ovary, womb and fallop... read more

Girls are more likely to put on weight if their grandfathers smoked before puberty, study suggests

Men who smoked before hitting puberty are more likely to have fat granddaughters or even great-granddaughters, a study suggests. University of Bristol researche... read more

Bionic eye implant lets blind woman see

Bionic eye implant lets blind woman see: Grandmother, 88, becomes first patient in country to benefit from ground-breaking treatment Dry age-related macular deg... read more

Addiction rates are rising in the UK: The facts you need to know

Despite the UK having strict laws and penalties for illicit drug suppliers, it has one of the highest rates of death by drugs in Europe. It averages out to 76 d... read more

5 Things You Should Not Do To Your Body

Your body is a temple, and you need to start treating it like it’s sacred. We often get so caught up in our daily lives that we don’t dedicate time ... read more

A glass of wine a day is NOT good for your heart, experts say 

We have often been told by experts that a glass of wine a day can be good for our health. But now the ‘widespread notion’ that drinking moderately c... read more

Children can get over peanut allergies by slowly increasing their exposure, study suggests

Daily doses of peanut powder may help nearly three quarters of children overcome their allergies, a study suggested today.  Researchers tested the effects of s... read more

‘Brain fog’ caused by Covid could be a result of how the virus affects a person’s spinal fluid

The development of memory loss and cognitive issues, often referred to as ‘brain fog’, as a result of Covid infection could be tied to the way the v... read more

Fauci says Pfizer vaccine could soon receive authorization for kids under the age of 5

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Wednesday that he expects the Food and Drug Administration to approve the Pfizer-BioNTe... read more

Covid UK: Black-Caribbean Britons are least likely to be triple-jabbed, latest figures show

Black-Caribbean people are the least likely ethnic group to have had a Covid booster vaccine in England, official data shows. Just a third of adults in the grou... read more

Daily Covid cases fall just 1.6% in a week as Omicron curve begins to level off

Britain’s daily Covid cases fell by a single percent in a week today in an early hint that the recent dramatic plunge in Omicron might be starting to leve... read more

Minister defends Government cancer record despite treatment delays and spiralling diagnostic waits

A health minister has defended the Government’s record on treating cancer despite data showing more Britons are waiting longer for urgent treatment than e... read more

Only 15 U.S. states have had daily Covid cases jump by 100% or more over the past two weeks

Covid case growth is starting to slow down nationwide as the U.S. finally reaches the peak of its winter Omicron surge. Cases have doubled over the past two wee... read more

SAGE admits Omicron hospitalisations aren’t near gloomy levels feared

SAGE has acknowledged that its terrifying Omicron hospital admission projections were off the mark — and it is now warning of a ‘long tail’ of inf... read more

CDC forecasts that daily Covid deaths in the US could drop 25% by early February

The CDC projects that anywhere between 9,800 to 35,700 deaths from Covid will occur in the U.S. during the week that ends on February 12. This means deaths coul... read more

Commuters face being told to wear and not wear masks at SAME train station

Boris Johnson’s mask U-turn descended into chaos today after TfL and rail firms issued conflicting orders and shoppers ditched face coverings early. The Prime... read more

Up to 60% of Covid ‘patients’ in London’s hospitals are not primarily being treated for the virus

Six in 10 hospitalised Covid ‘patients’ in London are now primarily being treated for other ailments, according to official statistics.  NHS Engl... read more

Obese women struggling to conceive are NOT more likely to get pregnant if they lose weight

Telling obese women to lose weight before trying to have children through fertility treatment may be pointless, research suggests. Very overweight women struggl... read more

Parents fight back after schools vowed to defy end of Plan B and force pupils to wear masks

Parents have launched a campaign to prevent ‘overzealous’ schools from imposing masks in schools after teaching unions threatened to derail Boris Johnson’... read more

UK Covid cases are down by a fifth in a week and falling in every age group except under-18s

Britain’s Covid cases are down by a fifth in a week and falling in every age group except the under-18s, according to the country’s largest symptom-... read more

Walking slowly could be a sign you’re destined to suffer heart failure, researchers say

Fast walkers are less likely to suffer heart failure than dawdlers, research suggests. Scientists at Brown University in Rhode Island, tracked the health of 25,... read more