Coronavirus patient tells relative ‘I’m going to spread the virus’ then goes on bar crawl in Japan

Coronavirus patient tells relative ‘I’m going to spread the virus’ then goes on bar crawl in Japanese city – before police in hazmats take him to hospital The man had coronavirus but showed no symptoms in Gamagori City, Japan Sent home by medics and told to self-isolate and would later be taken to hospital  He … Read more

Girl, 14, becomes first NHS patient to have her spine straightened by a robot surgeon

A teenager has become the first NHS patient to have her spine straightened with pioneering robotic surgery. Emma Mayamine, 14, was diagnosed four years ago with scoliosis, a condition in which the spine starts to grow unevenly and curves to one side. Scoliosis is thought to affect thousands of people in Britain, including Princess Eugenie. … Read more

Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death

Hospital patient in his 80s is feared to be Britain’s second coronavirus death as child at Alder Hey Hospital tests positive for killer infection By Connor Boyd Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 13:14 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 13:17 GMT, 6 March 2020 A man in his 80s with underlying health conditions is feared … Read more

Heart-wrenching moment a patient, 22, with a catastrophic brain injury dies on BBC’s Hospital

Devastating scenes in BBC documentary Hospital show anxious parents insist there ‘will be a time’ their son recovers – hours before he passes away.  Jack, 22, was born healthy but suffered a catastrophic brain injury at the age of eight, after he was hit by a car outside his house as he crossed the road. The youngster … Read more

Coronavirus patient ‘recovers after being treated with a HIV drug’

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Passengers to isolate after sharing Virgin plane from Melbourne to Tasmania with coronavirus patient

More than 200 passengers on a Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Tasmania are told to self-isolate after sharing plane with coronavirus patient By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 3 March 2020 Passengers on board a Virgin Australia flight from Melbourne to Tasmania have been told … Read more

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak claims to be coronavirus ‘patient zero’

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak claims he and his wife may have been ‘patient zero’ in the U.S. for coronavirus after suffering a cough since returning from China two months ago … but wife says it’s just a sinus infection Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak claimed on Monday that he and his wife may have both been ‘patient … Read more

First US coronavirus patient dies in Seattle

Health officials have confirmed the first fatality inside the U.S. attributed to the coronavirus. Officials in King County, Washington, which includes the city of Seattle, said in a statement on Saturday that new cases had been identified, including one patient who died. No other details were immediately available about the two new cases in Washington, … Read more

Cancer patient, 51, who cashed in his pension to plan his funeral has now been told he WILL live

A cancer patient who cashed in his pension and planned his own funeral after being told his illness was terminal has now discovered he will live. Peter Hinds, 51, from Warrington, was diagnosed with inoperable intestinal cancer in January 2017 and doctors told him he could have just six months left to live. Having lost … Read more

Coronavirus patient who recovered from the disease tests positive again four days later

A former coronavirus patient has tested positive again after being discharged from a hospital in China 18 days ago and then passed a two-week quarantine period. The Chinese resident, known by his surname Wang, reportedly went for a recheck yesterday after reading stories about other recovered patients being infected again. He has been quarantined after … Read more