Figures released by China on Monday suggest that the tide of the coronavirus epidemic in the nation may be turning. There are now more patients who have recovered from the illness than there are people who are still infected there. According to China Global TV Network, as of Monday, there are at least 44,500 people … Read more
NMC Health hires team of advisers to oversee emergency debt restructuring after shares were suspended last week By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 NMC Health is in turmoil after the FCA launched a probe following devastating revelations about its finances Scandal-hit … Read more
Desperate to avoid coming down with a winter cold or worse, plenty of us will be dosing up on vitamin C supplements — and doctors in China are even looking into its effectiveness against coronavirus. Research into new and exciting uses such as battling sepsis and memory loss is also under way. We spend more … Read more
The Trump administration estimates that by the end of the week health officials will be able to perform one million coronavirus tests, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Steven Hahn said on Monday. It comes as the US went from reporting its first coronavirus death to six confirmed in Washington in a 48-hour period, as cases … Read more
Air pollution is reducing global life expectancy by three years, killing 8.8million people a year, a study shows. More people are dying early from breathing toxic air than some of the largest killers, including malaria, HIV, war and smoking. Scientists led by Germany fear the world is facing an air pollution ‘pandemic’ after analysing deaths … Read more
A simple blood test can detect Alzheimer’s disease early in people who visit their doctor with worsening memory. Scientists in the US say the test could be used by practitioners within five years, and is more accurate and quicker than current methods. The tool measures levels of a protein called tau in the blood, which … Read more
Coronavirus test kits could be contaminated after FDA scientist found ‘alarming’ impurities in the lab where they were made as CDC officials launch investigation into ‘defects’ there An FDA scientist visited the CDC lab where coronavirus test kits were being manufactured last week to help troubleshoot technical delays He reportedly raised an alarm that the lab might be contaminated … Read more
The coronavirus could become an infection that never goes away and causes seasonal outbreaks of illness, according to scientists. Countries around the world are in the grip of the first ever epidemics of the virus, which has infected around 90,000 people and killed more than 3,000. While the number of cases in South Korea, Italy … Read more
The coronavirus could damage people’s kidneys and send their immune systems ‘haywire’ as well as infecting the lungs, according to scientists. More than 90,000 people have now been infected with the disease, which is known to cause serious lung damage and deadly pneumonia. It does this by attaching to and reproducing in tissue inside the … Read more
A North Carolina company claims that their disinfectant can kill the coronavirus that’s now spread to nearly 90 Americans. Enviro-Master, based in Charlotte, says that its Virus Vaporizer bathroom cleaning product is ‘proven’ to kill the virus, according to CBS17. Virus Vaporizer is hospital-grade disinfectant that purports to kill everything from MRSA to H1N1 flu … Read more