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Sleep apnea and bariatric surgery

Obesity is one of the most severe cases of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a severe sleep condition that causes the soft tissues of the throat to regularly collapse... read more

Coronavirus UK: Public might abandon lockdown rules early if they think they are immune, SAGE warns

People might start socialising and ditching lockdown rules ahead of schedule if they think the Covid threat is low or believe they are immune, SAGE has warned.... read more

49% of people will need technological help conceiving children by 2050, expert predicts

Human life has transformed profoundly – and is changing exponentially faster – over the short 200,000 years man has walked the Earth.  But for the ... read more

Women with incurable breast cancer will benefit from new drug which can extend life by eight months

Thousands of women with incurable breast cancer will benefit from new drug which can extend life by eight months after it receives NHS approval The drug ribocic... read more

DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How the stress of Covid can turn your hair grey

When we finally emerge from this lockdown and meet up with friends, don’t be surprised if some of them have gone grey. I don’t mean their faces (though it h... read more

Police fury over Covid vaccine roll-out snub: JCVI says jab will be offered to people based on age

Fury erupted today after the Government confirmed police officers and teachers would not be bumped up the Covid vaccine priority list once the NHS has made its ... read more

Lockdown-weary Brits hit the beach and bask in 55F sunshine

Lockdown-weary Britons headed to the beach and basked in 55F sunshine today as police faced a losing battle to enforce stringent rules.  The country is heading... read more

Care homes can refuse to hire staff or renew contracts of workers who won’t accept the vaccine

Care homes can refuse to hire staff who won’t accept the coronavirus vaccine, the Justice Secretary confirmed today.  Robert Buckland said providers were... read more

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland hails Queen for using her ‘immense power’ in vaccine intervention

Justice Secretary Robert Buckland today hailed the Queen for using her ‘immense power’ in a passionate plea to boost Covid vaccine uptake.  In a v... read more

Britain’s Covid R rate is still at lowest ever level and outbreak has HALVED in size in a fortnight

Britain’s coronavirus outbreak is still firmly in retreat, a catalogue of official figures revealed today – even though there are signs the rapid speed ... read more

Max Clifford: If I hadn’t had a simple blood test, I’d be dying of prostate cancer now

Max Clifford: If I hadn’t had a simple blood test, I’d be dying of prostate cancer now By Tessa Cunningham for the Daily Mail Updated: 00:15 GMT, 2 ... read more

Ethnic minorities are NOT more likely to die from Covid than white Brits

Ethnic minority Britons may only face a higher risk of dying of Covid because they’re more likely to catch it, not because of genetic differences, accordi... read more

Single dose of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine stops three-quarters of people from spreading disease

A single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine may block 75 per cent of symptomless infections, a study on NHS workers has suggested. Asymptomatic scr... read more

Nighttime Covid jabs planned for Muslims during Ramadan

Plans for a night-time vaccine drive during Ramadan are being drawn up by No10 amid fears uptake among Muslims could plummet during the religious festival. Offi... read more

ER vs. Urgent Care – What’s the Difference?

When you’re feeling unwell or are dealing with some type of injury, you need treatment quickly. There are two main options if your regular doctor can’t help... read more

Nursing home COVID deaths have plunged 75% since December as new cases fell by 90%

One of the earliest coronavirus pandemic hotspots is seeing a rapid decline in cases and deaths that far [outpaces[ the U.S.: nursing homes. Between late Decemb... read more

COVID-19 cases are now falling FASTER in California than Florida

Trends in COVID-19 cases are finally starting to diverge in lockdown-loving California and open-all-hours Florida, data reveals.  California is now seeing abou... read more

Is Cali’s super-covid the most worrying strain yet

Since the novel coronavirus was first discovered in Wuhan, China, in 2019, several variants have emerged from across the world. Most of the attention has been f... read more

Coronavirus UK: 60% of people in part of the Isle of Wight have had their first jab

AREA NAME TOTAL PEOPLE VACCINATED % IMMUNISED Yarmouth & Freshwater 5,451 57.46% Sidmouth Town 3,003 57.33% Felixstowe East 4,588 54.74% Selsey 5,722 53.17%... read more

People receiving the J&J vaccine may not need to be watched for allergic reactions

Is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine allergy free? Experts say clinics may not need to watch patients for severe reactions for 15 minutes after getting the shot... read more

Covid alert is DOWNGRADED to level four as cases fall

Britain’s Covid outbreak is continuing to shrink to levels not seen since September, according to official figures that will pile more pressure on Boris J... read more

Burden of long Covid ‘is real and significant’, says World Health Organization official

Dr Hans Kluge, the European director of the World Health Organization, urged health authorities to prioritise long Covid patients Healthcare services must make ... read more

Covid: Interactive map shows 99.5% England and Wales districts have had deaths

Only a handful of areas in England and Wales have escaped without suffering any coronavirus deaths since the pandemic began, official figures revealed today. Of... read more

Moderna to launch trials of new booster vaccine that targets South African Covid variant

Moderna has become the first vaccine maker to develop a jab that targets the South African coronavirus variant. The Boston-based biotech has already shipped th... read more