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Covid-19 UK: Union warns factories are ‘on the verge of shutting’ amid pingdemic chaos

NHS Covid app (pictured) will not be made less sensitive for weeks, reports say A record half-a-million Brits were told to self-isolate by NHS Covid app last we... read more

Covid UK: 63 deaths recorded in highest daily death toll since MARCH

Britain today recorded a four-month high in daily Covid deaths, with another 63 victims added to the country’s official fatality toll. Department of Healt... read more

Remdesivir does NOT improve COVID-19 mortality rates, study finds

Trump-backed Remdesivir does NOT improve COVID-19 mortality rates and patients receiving the treatment spend MORE time in hospital, study finds Remdesivir did n... read more

There are OVER 200 long-Covid symptoms and an average patient suffers from 56 of them, experts find

There may be more than 200 symptoms of long Covid, according to a global study.   Little is known about the debilitating condition, which can see survivors le... read more

Lethal mix of Covid, flu and common cold virus this winter could push NHS to breaking point

Up to 60,000 people could die from the flu in England this winter in a worst-case scenario, medics warned today. It is feared the nation will suffer one of the ... read more

Boris Johnson’s food tsar urges UK to introduce the world’s first tax on sugary and salty food

Britain should introduce the world’s first tax on sugary and salty food, a report recommends today. The ‘snack tax’ could add £3.4billion a y... read more

People given AstraZeneca’s Covid jab less likely to have antibodies than those who receive Pfizer’s

Elderly Britons given AstraZeneca’s vaccine are less likely to have Covid antibodies than those who had Pfizer’s, a study has suggested.  Imperia... read more

Heart problems in children with rare inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID resolve within 4 months

Heart problems in children who develop the rare inflammatory condition linked to COVID-19 resolve within a few months, a new study suggests. Researchers looked ... read more

Tennessee stops teen vaccine outreach efforts and events for ALL diseases including COVID-19

The Tennessee Department of Health (DOH) is going to stop all vaccine outreach to minors in the state. The drastic move comes directly from Health Commissioner ... read more

Healthy adults should take statins even if they don’t have heart problems, study says

Healthy adults should take statins even if they don’t have heart problems as the benefits are worth the mild side effects, study says Oxford University re... read more

Walking for 40 minutes three times a week can freshen white matter in the brain, study finds

Taking part in physical activity like walking can have a positive effect of a person’s brain as they age, a new study finds. Researchers from Colorado Sta... read more

More than A QUARTER of patients with COVID-19 are experiencing symptoms after six months

More than A QUARTER of COVID-19 patients are experiencing symptoms such as fatigue and shortness of breath at least six months after recovering, study finds A n... read more

Reading and writing letters may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five YEARS

Doing crosswords, playing card games and writing letters in later life ‘may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to FIVE YEARS’ Expert... read more

Guide to Getting the Right Medical Insurance for Expats

Singapore is a great place for foreigners to grow their careers because of the employee benefits that most expats can receive. Starting from insurance, leaves, ... read more

Britain posts 42,302 Covid cases as positive tests rise by nearly a third in a week

Britain’s surge in Covid cases has continued at full steam today, as positive tests rose by nearly a third in a week to 43,302. Department of Health bosse... read more

Covid UK: Two-thirds of adults are now fully-vaccinated

Britain has steamed through its Covid vaccination goal five days early, with two-thirds of adults now having had both doses. Government data shows 35.16million ... read more

Door-to-door COVID-19 vaccine programs kick off in North Carolina, Georgia and Wisconsin

Door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination efforts are underway in three U.S. states after President Joe Biden announced the controversial initiative last week.  Counti... read more

Physiotherapy Carina Clinics Offer: Be Informed to Get the Best Treatment for Your Condition

Physiotherapy Carina clinics offer is designed to help individuals suffering from movement disorders and difficulties as a result of an accident or an injury, o... read more

UK travellers barred from Malta after having Indian-made version of AstraZeneca vaccine

How to tell if you have had the Indian-made Astrazeneca vaccine  Every AZ vaccine administered in the UK will appear under the same name – Vaxzevria R... read more

COVID-19 pandemic led to nearly 30% decline in Californians admitted to addiction facilities

COVID-19 pandemic led to a nearly 30% decline in Californians admitted to addiction treatment facilities even as drug overdose deaths spike in US, study finds A... read more

Drug overdose deaths increased nearly 30% during 2020 reaching record-high 93,000, CDC reveals

A record number of Americans died from drug overdoses in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, provisional data show. Last year, more than 93,300 fatalities occurred... read more

Covid US: One in four adults aged 18 to 25 ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ will not get vaccine

Nearly one in four young Americans will not get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll finds.  The survey, conducted by researchers from the University of Cal... read more

Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca could be added to the ‘amber list’

Will you have to cancel your holiday if the Balearics are put on the amber list?  If you’ll have to cancel your holiday if the Balearic islands go onto t... read more

Covid-19 UK: ‘Vaccines AND masks are best way to protect ourselves’ after Freedom Day

Research on how well various types of masks and face coverings protect against coronavirus has varied but experts and politicians have generally leaned towards ... read more