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Finland joins Sweden and Denmark in pausing use of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in young people

Finland has become the latest Nordic nation to pause use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in young people due to fears that the shots are causing rare heart infl... read more

Just a THIRD of eligible people have had their booster Covid vaccine in England

Millions of people who are eligible for a Covid booster vaccine have not yet had their third dose, official figures suggest. Up to 5million people in England cu... read more

US records fewer than 100,000 average daily Covid cases for the first time since August

Average daily COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have fallen below 100,000 for the first time in more than two months as the fourth wave of the pandemic shows further s... read more

10 Ways to Get Affordable Health Insurance in Switzerland

The top healthcare system in the world belongs to Switzerland, and it offers the entire gamut of health services to the residents of the country. The health ins... read more

Grant Shapps says new lateral flow travel tests rely on ‘common sense’

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today said ‘common sense’ would be required after confirming double-jabbed tourists returning to Britain will soon ... read more

Man, 48, chops off his penis with a kitchen knife and is left with a stump

A schizophrenic man who wasn’t taking his medication chopped off his own penis with a kitchen knife.   The unidentified 48-year-old, from Kenya, has bee... read more

Experts estimate at least 30% of country have caught virus since pandemic began 

At least 30 per cent of Britons have caught Covid since the pandemic began yet the true toll will always remain a mystery, experts say.  Only 8million people â... read more

Covid Australia: Letters sent to doctors and media claim health orders are ‘crimes against humanity’

Read the bizarre letter being sent to pharmacists, doctors, teachers and journalists about Covid-19 from a mysterious ‘concerned citizen’ Covid cons... read more

Flu could kill 60,000 this winter

Health chiefs are urging Britons to get jabbed as soon as possible amid warnings up to 60,000 people could die from flu this winter. Experts fear a massive surg... read more

Covid England: Have cases finally peaked in children?

Covid cases may have finally peaked in children, according to a raft of statistics that offer hope that herd immunity is taking effect in youngsters. Infections... read more

Private hospitals treated just eight Covid patients a day during the pandemic, report says

Private hospitals treated just eight Covid patients a day during the pandemic despite receiving billions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash, according to a repo... read more

Carrying a child in a baby sling or wrap could put them at risk, study warns

Carrying a child in a baby sling or wrap could put them at risk as infants can fall out or a wearer can trip over, study warns The US study analysed more 14,000... read more

No cases of influenza A or RSV detected in Ohio during 2020-21 season – and just 2 cases of B strain

No cases of influenza A or RSV detected in Ohio during 2020-21 season – and just two cases of B flu strain, new study finds A new study looked at children... read more

More than 40,000 people die every year in Europe because of a lack of green space research reveals

A lack of green spaces in UK cities is killing 7,000 people in the UK every year, a study claims.  Scientists calculated that nearly 43,000 premature deaths ar... read more

White House is set to name new FDA chief in coming weeks

President Joe Biden will soon name a new head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a crucial role who will oversee the regulation of Covid vaccines a... read more

Millions of children head back to schools in England unmasked and unvaccinated

As parents and teachers across the U.S. argue over the importance of mask and vaccine mandates (or lack thereof), England has not left the issue up for debate. ... read more

Number of US Covid deaths in 2021 surpasses death toll of 2020

More Americans have died from COVID-19 in 2021 than in 2020. A week into October, the U.S. has recorded more than 353,000 Covid fatalities since the start of th... read more

COVID-19 survivors who weren’t hospitalized have a 40% increased chance of heart failure

Even mild COVID-19 cases can significantly increase a person’s risk of developing a heart problems up to one year later, a new study finds. A joint resear... read more

Hispanic Americans and younger adults were more likely to test positive for the Delta variant

The highly transmissible Delta variant made up nearly all cases in Southern California by mid-summer, with some groups at higher risk of infection than others, ... read more

UK’s daily Covid cases rise to another month-high: Infections up 12% in a week to 40,701

Daily coronavirus cases have risen in the UK again and the number of patients being admitted to hospital with the virus has started to nudge up once more — bu... read more

Number of patients seeking treatment for kidney failure fell by 30% early in the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care for millions of Americans, and could have had a particularly devastating impact on people suffering from kidney fail... read more

Mother’s heartbreak after baby stillborn after she told NHS medics she could not feel son moving

A mother has today told of her heartbreak after her baby was delivered stillborn, just two days after mother told medics she could not feel him moving. Helen Br... read more

Number of Britons falling ill with Covid every day is now at ‘highest level since JANUARY’

The number of Britons falling ill with Covid every day has jumped to the highest level since January, according to the UK’s largest symptom-tracking study... read more

This is how stress affects your skin

This is how stress impacts your skin – and exactly what you can do about it to heal your complexion today Stress has a direct impact on your skin and can ... read more