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Covid UK: AstraZeneca vaccine has the same risk of blood clots as Pfizer’s, study finds

Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine is just as likely to trigger blood clots as AstraZeneca’s, according to a study that has prompted fury among UK Governm... read more

Covid UK: Self-isolation rates were already dropping BEFORE ‘Freedom Day’

Covid self-isolation rates were already dropping BEFORE ‘Freedom Day’ with a quarter of infected 18-34 year olds defying strict quarantine rules ONS... read more

Cases are NOT falling as fast as official figures suggest, symptom-study says

Britain’s Covid cases may not be falling as quickly as official data suggests, symptom-tracking experts claimed today. King’s College London scient... read more

Common Types of Spinal Injuries Caused by Falls

The Mayo Clinic estimates that 31% of spinal cord injuries are a result of a fall. The chances of a fall resulting in a spinal cord injury increase dramatically... read more

8 Steps To Improve The Quality Of Care In Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare facilities have an essential duty: to ensure that every patient that comes in is safe and sound. Their responsibility is also to ensure that patients... read more

Expert says COVID-19 vaccine mandates for government employees may boost shot rates

Cities and states that require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may actually boost their immunization rates, a public health expert says. This week, Ne... read more

Mississippi woman pleads others to get vaccinated as her husband is hospitalized

William Ball (left), 51, is hospitalized with COVID-19 after choosing not to get vaccinated. His wife Alicia (right) is asking for members of her community to g... read more

Two men developed PUS-FILLED bumps on their faces in rare side effect from Moderna COVID-19 vaccine 

Some patients are developing pus-filled bumps on their faces in a rare side effect after receiving the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. In a paper published on Wednesd... read more

Vaccine hesitancy in America fell by one-third during early months of 2021

Vaccine hesitancy among American adults plummeted during the early months of 2021, new study suggests. Researchers team from the University of Pittsburgh in Pen... read more

Covid England: Cases are now falling in ALL age groups, official data reveals

Coronavirus cases are now falling across all age groups, according to official data which boosts hopes that the end of England’s third wave may now be in ... read more

Doctors and GOP leaders slam CDC over new recommendations that vaccinated people wear masks indoors

Doctors and politicians are slamming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its new mask guidance, saying officials are simply panicking and ... read more

Covid-19 UK: Britain’s daily coronavirus cases drop for the SEVENTH day in a row

Britain’s daily Covid cases have fallen week-on-week for the seventh day in a row, according to official figures that add fresh hope that the third wave m... read more

Pfizer reports that third dose of vaccine could boost protection against Indian Delta variant

A third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine could offer strong protection against the Indian ‘Delta’ variant, data reveals, as a separate s... read more

Cruise getaways are back on! No10 gives green light for voyages to restart from August

Cruise getaways are back on! No10 gives green light for voyages to restart from August (if Covid hasn’t put you off them!) Sources said passengers would b... read more

New York company gets jump on Elon Musk’s Neuralink with brain-computer interface in clinical trials

Elon Musk might be well positioned in space travel and electric vehicles, but the world’s second-richest person is taking a backseat when it comes to a br... read more

Departing NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens’ current deputy – Amanda Pritchard – gets top role

The NHS will get its first ever female boss, with departing chief executive Sir Simon Stevens’ deputy winning the top role. Amanda Pritchard — currently... read more

Health care workers who worked in COVID-19 wards more likely to contract virus, but from each other

Health care workers in COVID-19 wards are four times more likely to contract the virus – but from each other, not patients, study finds Health care worker... read more

Proof Covid is turning into a mild illness? Survivors who get reinfected have lower viral loads

Covid survivors who get reinfected have lower viral loads and are less likely to suffer symptoms, official data suggested today.  Scientists claim the figures... read more

Covid-19 UK: Scotland’s hospitalisations are now FALLING as well – and England’s could this week

Scotland’s Covid hospitalisations are now falling in line with cases, according to official data which raises hopes that England could soon follow suit. ... read more

Hearts from donors who died of drug overdoses ARE safe to use in transplant surgeries, studies find

Hearts donated by people who died of drug overdoses are safe to use in transplant surgeries, two new studies find.  Researchers examined data spanning more tha... read more

How to choose the best pain relief rubs

While many think that a pain relief rub must be used after a workout, you will not be mistaken if you use it before your sporting session as well. A high-qualit... read more

One in three are hit by midlife health crisis

More than a third of middle-aged Britons have multiple health problems and the trend is getting worse, research suggests. The extent to which they suffer from l... read more

Half of women trying for a baby drink alcohol, don’t exercise enough and don’t eat their five-a-day

Half of women trying for a baby drink alcohol: ‘Troubling trend’ as study reveals large numbers planning for pregnancy down booze, don’t exerc... read more

New immunotherapy drug Keytruda approved by FDA to fight ‘tough-to-treat’ breast cancer

New immunotherapy drug Keytruda approved by FDA in combination with chemotherapy to fight early form of ‘tough-to-treat’ breast cancer Keytruda, dev... read more