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Ethnic minorities now make up a higher proportion of Covid deaths than ever before

Ethnic minorities now make up a higher proportion of Covid deaths than ever before, as experts warn jab hesitancy is starting to have a tragic impact Analysis s... read more

NHS England waiting list could soar to FOURTEEN MILLION by autumn 2022

NHS England waiting list could soar to FOURTEEN MILLION by autumn 2022 and keep growing, says think tank The number joining the waiting list could outstrip the ... read more

Delta disaster? Why so many children in America are in hospital with Covid

It is a nightmare scenario: a mutation that makes the Covid virus both more contagious and more deadly. Could this be true of the Delta variant currently sweepi... read more

Fitness gurus who prove exercise ISN’T just about what you look like

Endless selfies of slender bodies. Impossibly taut tummies. Perfectly pert posteriors poured into skin-tight Lycra.  Fitness gurus on social media might mean w... read more

Patients dying of bowel cancer are given fresh hope thanks to a breakthrough drug combination

People facing a death sentence from bowel cancer could soon be given new hope thanks to a breakthrough drug combination to be offered on the NHS. Clinical trial... read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: Why are my ears bunged up with wax all the time?

I was diagnosed with neck cancer 20 years ago and had an operation to remove the tumour and lymph nodes and a course of radiotherapy. Ever since, I’ve had... read more

Are you a functioning alcoholic? – and the signs you may need help

Like many busy working mothers, 47-year-old Joanna Schillings is always rushing. Rushing to get ready in the morning, and to get her two children to school.  R... read more

Drug to protect 10% who don’t respond to Covid vaccine could soon be available on NHS

Immune-boosting drugs designed to protect patients who fail to respond to the Covid vaccine could soon be available on the NHS. The coronavirus jabs have proved... read more

Officials warn of MORE outbreaks after summer outdoor music festivals turn into superspreader events

Music festivals in Michigan and Oregon have been tied to COVID-19 outbreaks of nearly 160 cases, causing officials to worry about the return of mass live events... read more

Views for COVID-19 vaccine ads fell by 80% over the summer

Views for ads promoting COVID-19 vaccines have plummeted in recent months as demand for the shots dropped in the U.S., an analysis finds. iSpot, a New York-base... read more

Britain’s daily Covid cases rise by 7% in a week to 31,808

Britain’s Covid outbreak is still flattening off, according to official statistics that today dismissed hopes that the worst of the third wave was over. D... read more

COVID vaccines up to 96% effective at preventing hospitalization in breakthrough cases in over-65s

COVID-19 vaccines are up to 96% effective at preventing hospitalization in breakthrough cases among over-65s, CDC report finds A new CDC report  looked at 7,2... read more

Why ‘herd’ immunity against Covid is looking close to impossible…

Herd immunity against Covid is looking ever-increasingly impossible, scientists say. Neither vaccines nor getting infected create a ‘perfect’ immune... read more

CDC: Unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors are 2.3 times more likely to contract the virus AGAIN

Unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors are 2.3 times more likely to contract the virus AGAIN than those who get the vaccine after recovering, CDC says Unvaccinated COV... read more

Scientists develop a new kind of Covid test that can detect the virus in people’s spit

Now scientists can spot Covid variants in your SPIT: New test can tell whether you’re infected – and with what strain – within an hour Harvard... read more

Covid US: Nearly 100,000 cases a day recorded for first time since February

The United States is nearing numbers of average daily coronavirus cases not seen since winter as the Indian ‘Delta’ variant continues to spread acro... read more

Fully-vaccinated people who catch Delta Covid strain may be JUST as infectious as the unjabbed

Fully-vaccinated people who catch Covid really may be just as infectious as the un-jabbed, official data suggested today. Public Health England say viral loads ... read more

Covid vaccine roll-out opens to over-16s

The first healthy 16 and 17-year-olds have received their Covid vaccines, barely two days after the country’s oldest teenagers were told to get jabbed. El... read more

Covid England: Official data shows outbreak shrank 15% at the end of July though this may be a blip

England’s shrinking Covid outbreak was real and marked the first time cases had genuinely fallen since the third wave took off, official data revealed tod... read more

Now under-21s may be BANNED from buying cigarettes and flavoured vapes

Under-21s could face bans from buying cigarettes and flavoured vapes as part of plans to curb smoking, it was claimed today. Health Secretary Sajid Javid is th... read more

COVID survivors with one vaccine dose have antibody levels twice as high as others with two doses

People previously infected with Covid have antibody levels TWICE as high after one vaccine dose than those with two shots who never caught the virus COVID-19 su... read more

Almost one in a hundred people have died from Covid in England’s worst-hit neighbourhood

Almost one in a hundred people have died from Covid in England’s worst-hit neighbourhood, MailOnline analysis revealed today. Walton and Frinton Coastal, ... read more

More than HALF of unvaccinated Americans believe the shots are more dangerous than COVID-19 itself

More than half of unvaccinated Americans believe that COVID-19 vaccines pose a greater risk to their health than the actual virus, a new poll suggests. The surv... read more

Drug used to treat high cholesterol can reduce number of COVID-19-infected cells by up to 70%

A drug typically used for high cholesterol patients may also be able to treat those with COVID-19, a new study finds. Researchers led by the University of Birmi... read more