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FDA to greenlight Pfizer COVID-19 booster for children aged 12 to 15 on Monday, report says

BREAKING NEWS: FDA to greenlight Pfizer COVID-19 booster for children aged 12 to 15 on Monday, report says The FDA plans to allow for children aged 12 to 15 to ... read more

US hits record of nearly 500,000 Covid cases in 24 hours: Experts says US will see ‘viral blizzard’

The United States is the midst of its largest Covid surge yet, as the Omicron variant continues to ravage much of the nation. The country recorded nearly 500,00... read more

Covid: Lateral flow tests run out in minutes after becoming available on Government’s website

Lateral flow tests have run out again on the Government’s website, just minutes after more were made available online. The rapid home testing kits were av... read more

Consult an experienced medical physician for the best Botox surgery

The botox procedure is a quick procedure that requires minimal downtime. It is injected into muscles, not nerves. However, untrained individuals may accidentall... read more

Nearly 200,000 Brits are ‘getting ill with Covid’ each day

Almost 200,000 people in Britain are getting ill with Covid every day, according to one of the country’s largest surveillance studies which predicts the m... read more

Row erupts as data shows a third of Covid patients are in hospital for reasons other than the virus

A row erupted over the Government’s Covid figures last night as it emerged almost one in three in hospital with the virus was admitted for unrelated reasons. ... read more

The Ultimate Guide To Prenatal Vitamins

Prenatal vitamins are a vital part of conception, pregnancy, and lactation. Prenatal vitamins with specific nutrients such as folic acid and iron play an essent... read more

Parental Nightmares: Challenges of Being a Parent of CP Child

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a birth disorder that may develop before or after pregnancy. Cerebral Palsy delays the development of the baby’s brain and makes it... read more

Experts find clue as to how Alzheimer’s disease starts and say mutations may starve brain

Alzheimer’s breakthrough as experts find clue to how memory-robbing disease starts and say hallmark mutations may starve brain of crucial energy Australia... read more

Covid South Africa: Omicron death rates were just a QUARTER of levels seen in previous surges

Covid death rates in South Africa’s Omicron wave were just a quarter of levels seen during previous surges, real-world data suggests.  Researchers examin... read more

England Covid patients number is almost SEVEN TIMES lower than during devastating second wave

Seven times fewer Covid ‘cases’ are ending up in hospital now compared to England’s devastating second wave, official data suggests as proof t... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases hit pandemic high of 183,037

Britain’s Covid cases soared to another pandemic high today as hospital admissions in London breached a key threshold that could force No10 into adopting ... read more

No10 rules out cutting Covid self-isolation to FIVE days

Boris Johnson was today told to ‘be careful about changing tactics’ as pressure ramped up on No10 to slash the Covid self-isolation period to five d... read more

Record third of NHS cancer patients waiting at least two months for urgent treatment, data shows

One in THREE newly-diagnosed cancer patients now face waits of at least two months before receiving urgent NHS treatment, official data shows 4,400 cancer suffe... read more

Did London’s Covid outbreak peak an entire WEEK before Christmas?

Covid cases in Omicron-hotspot London may have peaked a week before Christmas, scientists say. Slightly more than 30,000 people living in the capital tested pos... read more

Lateral flow tests ARE less effective at spotting Omicron, US health chiefs rule

Covid lateral flow tests may be less effective at detecting Omicron, US health chiefs have warned. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said new laboratory f... read more

Home delivery rapid tests STILL unavailable while ministers say take a lateral flow before going out

Pharmacists have called for urgent action to improve the supply of lateral flow tests as they say they are being forced to turn people empty-handed. The Governm... read more

Boy, six, with one arm learns to play drums after his father made him a ‘hand’ to hold sticks

A boy who had an arm amputated after just 10 days has learnt to play the drums after his father made him a 3d-printed ‘hand’ to let him hold the sti... read more

‘Jolie gene’ test could help women avoid needless cancer operations

New ‘Jolie gene’ test could help women avoid needless cancer operations by helping doctors to predict when at-risk patients might develop killer dis... read more

Covid cases in South Africa drop by 38% in a week as Omicron wave appears to burn itself out

Covid cases in South Africa drop by 38 per cent in a week as death figures boost evidence that Omicron variant is less severe than Delta Country hit its peak in... read more

Covid-19 UK: 40% of Omicron hospitalisations are unvaccinated adults, officials finally reveal

Up to 40 per cent of patients hospitalised with the Omicron variant are unvaccinated, health chiefs have finally revealed in the wake of a transparency row. Off... read more

New Year’s Eve under threat: Government website is unable to send out rapid tests

Lateral flow tests are unavailable for home delivery for a second day running may threaten the Government’s plans for milder restrictions over New Year... read more

Experts criticise Boris Johnson for holding his nerve by NOT cancelling New Year’s Eve

Boris Johnson’s decision to hold his nerve and leave England to go it alone by refusing to cancel New Year’s Eve was today criticised by gloomy expe... read more

UK faces calls to slash Covid isolation to just FIVE days

Britain was today urged to cut its Covid quarantine period to just five days and bring its isolation rules in line with the US. American officials last night sc... read more