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What school wave? Covid cases in England fall AGAIN, Office for National Statistics says

Covid cases fell again in England last week despite fears of a fresh wave of infections on the back of millions of children returning to school, official figure... read more

UK’s Covid cases fall 13% in a week to 32,651 (even with two days of figures from Scotland)

Britain’s daily Covid cases dropped today, official figures showed in yet more proof that the return of schools has failed to trigger a fresh wave. Depart... read more

Post-menopausal mother, 57, claims she was left bleeding from her vagina after getting the Covid jab

Jacqueline Goldsworthy, 57, said she had a vaginal bleed after getting the Covid vaccine A mother claims she was left bleeding from her vagina after getting her... read more

Minorities in Massachusetts made up more than 60% of COVID-19 cases, one-third of vaccinations

African-Americans, Hispanics and other minorities in Massachusetts accounted for 60% of COVID-19 infections in the state – but they make up just a THIRD o... read more

A QUARTER of NHS beds taken up by ‘Covid patients’ are being primarily treated for other reasons

Nearly a quarter of Covid inpatients in England are actually in hospital for a different reason, according to official figures.  Health service statistics show... read more

Boy, 15, gets USB cable stuck in his penis during sexual experiment gone wrong

A 15-year-old boy who inserted a knotted USB cable into his penis ended up needing surgery after it got stuck inside him. The unidentified teenager, of London, ... read more

Lack of face-to-face GP appointments ’caused stillbirths to spike 88%’

A lack of in-person appointments during the pandemic may have led to a surge in stillbirths, a damning report has warned. The Healthcare Safety Investigation Br... read more

Bosses should offer free YOGA to protect staff mental health, guidelines suggest 

Bosses should chat to staff and offer free YOGA classes to protect their mental health, guidelines suggest Health chiefs want companies to train managers to spo... read more

Benefits of using a toothpaste tablet, the future of toothpaste

Are you planning to use toothpaste tablets instead of your regular toothpaste? You might be looking for what are the benefits of toothpaste tables. You are in t... read more

Mass shootings DOUBLED to 88 incidents in July 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Mass shootings increased during the COVID-19 pandemic starting in May 2020, a new study finds. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Chi... read more

FEMA agrees to reimburse New York City hospitals $1 BILLION for treating Covid patients

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to reimburse New York City’s public hospitals nearly $1 billion for treating Covid patients in ... read more

Long Covid symptoms in children and teens typically last between four and 12 weeks, analysis finds

Long Covid symptoms in children and teens typically last between four and 12 weeks, analysis finds A new analysis looked at 14 studies from around the world inv... read more

Local health departments prepare to roll out Covid boosters despite little guidance

Local health departments around the U.S. are preparing to roll out COVID-19 vaccine boosters next week, but they are still unsure whether or not they will be ab... read more

Seven US states have accounted for 70% of orders of monoclonal antibody Covid treatments

Demand for monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19 is way up in the U.S., especially in the South. Seven states make up 70 percent of orders for this therapy, w... read more

Black adults are now as likely as whites in the US to say they have received a COVID-19 vaccine

The racial gap in COVID-19 vaccination is closing with black adults now as likely as white adults to say they’ve been vaccinated. According to a new Pew ... read more

New York City health officials are investigating a 16-case Covid outbreak linked to ‘Electric Zoo’ 

A cluster of COVID-19 cases in New York City has been tied to the Electric Zoo music festival. The New York City Department of Health (NYC DOH) is investigating... read more

First booster Covid vaccines go into arms of NHS and care staff

The first booster Covid vaccines were given to NHS and care workers today as the drive to top-up immunity in more than 30million Britons got up and running.  S... read more

Children exposed to high levels of air pollution ‘have up to a 50% higher chance of self-harming’

Children exposed to high levels of air pollution are up to 50 per cent more likely to self-harm later in life, a study has suggested.  A study of 1.4million k... read more

England’s cases drop by 15% in a week and outbreaks are shrinking in 92% of areas

Britain’s daily Covid cases and deaths fell again today in another sign that the return of schools has not triggered a fresh wave of the epidemic.   Dep... read more

NHS carried out 1MILLION fewer emergency procedures last year because of Covid

More than a million emergency hospital admissions were ‘lost’ to the coronavirus pandemic, according to official data.  There were 5.45million emer... read more

Less than HALF of nursing assistants in long term care facilities are vaccinated

Nursing assistants in long term care facilities – who work closest with vulnerable residents – are the least likely to be vaccinated against COVID-1... read more

NIH awards $470 million to researchers to study the effects of long Covid

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded nearly $470 million to researchers who will study the long-term impacts of COVID-19 among thousands of patie... read more

COVID-19 pandemic caused the number of kids who developed nearsightedness in 2020 to DOUBLE

Number of kids who developed nearsightedness in 2020 DOUBLED compared to 2019 due to remote learning and less time spent outside A Chinese study found that the ... read more

High blood pressure drug could be used to tackle a common form of dementia, scientists say

A blood pressure drug could be used to treat a common form of dementia, experts say.  Amlodipine may even possess the ability to stop vascular dementia from de... read more