Medical students will be given priority for face-to-face teaching

Medical students will be prioritised for face-to-face teaching amid local coronavirus outbreaks, the Government revealed yesterday. Universities should only retain in-person provision for ‘priority courses’ if there is an upsurge in the disease with online learning increased in other subjects. And students must not return to their family home if stricter measures become necessary to … Read more

Schoolboy dubbed a ‘hero’ after jumping behind the wheel to drive his grandmother to medical help

Schoolboy, 11, is dubbed a ‘hero’ after jumping behind the wheel of his sick grandmother’s Mercedes-Benz to drive her to get medical help PJ Brewer-Laye, who turned 12 this week, was out with his grandmother, Angela Brewer-Laye, earlier this month when she started suffering from low blood sugar The youngster, who was 11 at the … Read more

Grant Denyer’s wife Chezzi reveals daughter’s medical diagnosis

Grant Denyer’s wife Chezzi reveals her eight-year-old daughter Sailor’s secret struggle with a medical condition as couple expect their third child By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:58 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 01:59 BST, 1 September 2020 Grant and Chezzi Denyer have revealed their nine-year-old daughter Sailor’s secret struggle with Attention … Read more

Singer Isaiah Firebrace reveals secret medical condition

‘I used to be so embarrassed when I was younger!’ Singer Isaiah Firebrace reveals the medical condition that prevented him from going to swimming carnivals as a child By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:25 BST, 23 August 2020 | Updated: 14:25 BST, 23 August 2020 Australian singer Isaiah Firebrace is the latest celebrity … Read more

Covid vaccine may not be ready for another year, warns Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty

Covid vaccine may not be ready for another year, warns Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty as he says he’d be ‘surprised’ if we had one by Christmas Whitty said Saturday there’s ‘reasonable chance’ of vaccine before next Winter   He warned that going into winter this year, Covid-19 could cause ‘real problems’  Whitty advised the country … Read more

UK’s Chief Medical Officers tell parents their children can return to classrooms next month

Parents can send their children back to school next month safe in the knowledge that they face an ‘exceptionally small risk’ from coronavirus, the UK’s Chief Medical Officers have said in a unanimous ruling. The highly unusual ‘consensus statement’ from the country’s most senior experts removes the final hurdle to the resumption of full-time teaching in … Read more

The Kremlin REFUSES to let Alexei Navalny leave Russia for medical treatment

Supporters of ‘poisoned’ Vladimir Putin foe Alexei Navalny claim the Kremlin is risking his life by refusing to allow him to be flown for treatment in the West. Navalny was due to be flown out of the Siberian city of Omsk, where he remains in a ‘deep coma’ and hooked up to a ventilator, at … Read more

More than 10% of A level results are upgraded as ministers scrap cap on number of medical students

All A-Level students will get a place at their first choice university if they have the grades and the caps on medical degrees will now be scrapped, ministers have announced today. Thousands of students have this week been scrambling to get places at their first choice university after after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson scrapped the … Read more

The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert reveals secret medical condition

The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert reveals the secret medical condition he has battled since birth – and why he chooses to ignore it By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:45 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 09:46 BST, 20 August 2020 The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert has gained a legion of female fans since appearing … Read more

Up to 84% of Facebook posts with medical misinformation do not have ‘false content’ warning labels

Facebook has come under fire recently for allowing medical misinformation to run rampant on its platform and a new report finds it may be worse than previously believed. Non-profit group Avaaz found 84 percent of posts with false claims and advice have gone unlabeled to warn users of the misleading content. Not only did Facebook’s … Read more