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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: It’s official: If you’re over 60, you’re HAPPIER than ever! 

What is happiness? It’s one of those questions that’s vexed great minds down the ages, including the Peanuts creator, Charles M. Schulz, who famously said: ... read more

Covid UK: One in 25 people hospitalised since December WERE vaccinated, says SAGE

One in 25 Britons hospitalised with Covid since December were vaccinated, No10’s scientific advisers have found.  Analysis by SAGE shows 1,800 out of 43,... read more

US health officials monitor 27 people for Ebola amid fears they contracted it in West Africa

Four people in Oregon and 23 in Washington are being monitored for the Ebola virus after returning to the US from West Africa, the Oregon Health Authority said... read more

US is seeing 4% more Covid cases a day compared to last week

After weeks of encouraging declines, coronavirus cases in the U.S. are on the rise again, with the average number of daily infections rising to nearly 57,000 on... read more

Covid survivors have three times the antibody response to a single dose of the vaccine, study finds

Coronavirus survivors who get vaccinated respond up to seven times better to it than those who haven’t had the virus, a study has found. Researchers found... read more

Covid England: 14% of infected patients are NOT following self-isolation rules

Nearly 15% of Covid patients in England are NOT following self-isolation rules, official study finds ONS said just 86 per cent of infected patients stayed at ho... read more

Number of people in England with Covid symptoms rises by just 0.6% in a week

England’s Covid R rate may now be at the crucial level of one as a catalogue of troublesome figures showed the outbreak has ‘levelled off’ sin... read more

UK regulators approve 20-SECOND Virolens Covid saliva test by iAbra start-up

Britain has approved a rapid coronavirus test that gives a result in just 20 seconds, it was revealed today. UK start-up iAbra said the Virolens test was given... read more

Masks and social distancing could be in place for 10 YEARS, Lord Sumption claims

Masks and social distancing could be in place for 10 YEARS – as long as Britain endured rationing after the Second World War, Lord Sumption claims Former ... read more

The NHS hospitals that have suffered the most Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic began

NHS Foundation Trusts (shown in bold are private hospitals) UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 2,578 MID AND SOUTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ... read more

Covid UK: Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca vaccine as a nasal spray

Oxford University to trial giving AstraZeneca Covid vaccine as a nasal spray with the hope it will trigger a better and faster immune response in the lungs Oxfo... read more

NHS Covid figures show parts of England have only vaccinated a THIRD of people aged 50-55

England’s Covid vaccine postcode lottery was laid bare again today as data revealed just a third of people aged between 50 and 54 have been inoculated in ... read more

Arizona drops all COVID restrictions and opens vaccines to people 16 and up

Arizona is dropping all of its remaining restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 and opening vaccine eligibility to all residents 16 and older, Governor Dou... read more

Tips For Whitening Teeth Gently

The undisputed hallmark of good oral healthy is white, healthy looking teeth. One can argue that there is nothing more charming than someone flashing a pair of ... read more

Will THIS Covid vaccine mean an end to the common cold?

Will THIS Covid vaccine mean an end to the common cold? Scientists develop a $1 shot that may protect people against other coronaviruses Researchers at the Univ... read more

Why Is Functional Medicine Testing Necessary?

Some health can be easy to understand, and you can treat it yourself. But if you have a broken arm, then it needs to be set and cast. Similarly, fatigue due to ... read more

Covid UK: Daily death toll falls another third to 63, though cases rise 1.5% to 6,397

Britain’s daily Covid death toll fell by a third week-on-week today, as official data showed cases were only rising because of a testing blitz in schools.... read more

Covid US: Doctor warns seriously ill patients avoid going to the hospital due to infection fear

Dr Joseph Alpert (pictured), a professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, wrote that, last year, one-third of non-COVID patients we... read more

Moderna and Pfizer Covid vaccines found safe and effective for pregnant women by study

Coronavirus vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna are safe for pregnant women and breastfeeding moms, trigger a strong immune response and antibodies from the sho... read more

Hancock hails Covid jabs for saving more than 6,000 lives by the end of February

Will the vaccine delay affect lockdown timetable or lead to a bigger ‘exit wave’ of Covid cases?  The pause in Britain’s vaccine drive will mean that few... read more

Coronavirus UK: Vaccine hesitancy could cause 20,000 extra deaths by 2023, says study

Vaccine hesitancy could lead to 20,000 extra coronavirus deaths over the next two years, a study has suggested.  Researchers warned that if a significant numbe... read more

Coronavirus cases rose in a THIRD of England’s 150 councils in England last week

Coronavirus outbreaks grew in a third of local authorities in England last week — but the rise was only driven by a huge testing blitz of schoolchildren becau... read more

Will UK be hit by an ‘exit wave’ of Covid as lockdown is lifted?

Britain could be hit with an ‘exit wave’ of Covid when lockdown is lifted but it’s unlikely to lead to an uncontrollable spike in hospital adm... read more

NHS trust forecasts June surge in covid patients that will be on a par with April 2020 peak

An NHS trust fears it could face a huge Covid surge this summer — and is preparing to treat as many infected patients as it did last April.  Maidstone and Tu... read more