Health
Waiting six hours in A&E before being admitted can raise your risk of dying, study warns
20 hours ago
Waiting six hours in A&E before being admitted can raise your risk of dying, study warns
Waiting at least six hours in A&E before being admitted to hospital can raise your risk of dying by almost…
Covid lateral flow tests don’t work as well on children
20 hours ago
Covid lateral flow tests don’t work as well on children
Covid lateral flow tests don’t work as well on children, according to a study which casts doubt on whether they…
How a simple eye scan could tell how likely you are to die in the next decade
20 hours ago
How a simple eye scan could tell how likely you are to die in the next decade
How a simple eye scan could tell how likely you are to die in the next decade Study says people…
At least 60,000 Americans could die of Covid by the time Omicron variant
21 hours ago
At least 60,000 Americans could die of Covid by the time Omicron variant
While it is starting to appear that the Omicron COVID-19 wave could be nearing its end, one model projects a…
Children make up less than 0.1% of all Covid deaths since the pandemic began
21 hours ago
Children make up less than 0.1% of all Covid deaths since the pandemic began
Children make up less than 0.1% of all Covid deaths since the pandemic began in 2020 despite making up 20%…
Red Cross offering free trip to Super Bowl 2022 in exchange for blood
22 hours ago
Red Cross offering free trip to Super Bowl 2022 in exchange for blood
In response to a national blood shortage, the American Red Cross is offering people who donate blood during January the chance…
Pfizer’s antiviral Covid pill shows effectiveness against the Omicron variant in lab tests
23 hours ago
Pfizer’s antiviral Covid pill shows effectiveness against the Omicron variant in lab tests
Pfizer‘s new oral Covid treatment showed effectiveness against the Omicron variant in lab tests in what could be a boon…
76% of reported COVID-19 vaccine side effects could be imagined, phenomena called the nocebo effect
1 day ago
76% of reported COVID-19 vaccine side effects could be imagined, phenomena called the nocebo effect
Up to three-quarters of reported symptoms of the COVID-19 vaccines may not be entirely real, a new study suggests. A…
Covid isolation rules to END in March as Bojo draws up plan to drop all remaining restrictions
1 day ago
Covid isolation rules to END in March as Bojo draws up plan to drop all remaining restrictions
The UK’s daily Covid cases dropped for the 13th day in a row today and hospital admissions have now started…
Up to three quarters of side effects caused by the Covid vaccine may be down to the ‘nocebo’ effect
1 day ago
Up to three quarters of side effects caused by the Covid vaccine may be down to the ‘nocebo’ effect
Up to three quarters of side effects caused by the Covid vaccine may be ‘all in the head’, experts say. …