A top Chinese intensive care unit doctor says patients with hypertension are at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus. Researchers have found that about six percent of patients – most aged 60 or older – with high blood pressure die from the new virus compared to healthy people. There are currently about 80 million people in … Read more
Devon is the county hardest hit by coronavirus and a total of 18 cases have been confirmed there. Six people in Torbay have been revealed to have the infection, and a further 12 cases have been confirmed elsewhere in the rural county. This makes it worse hit than Hertfordshire, where there have been 13 cases, … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The UK recorded its biggest daily jump in coronavirus cases as of 9am this morning as 64 new patients were diagnosed, bringing the nation’s total infected to 273 people. The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed the rise this afternoon and said a total of 23,513 people have now been tested for the disease. … Read more
Britons book more GP appointments when it is cold and rainy – but they make fewer visits when it is sunny or snowing, research shows. Scientists also found patients booked fewer appointments on days last summer that the England football team played in the World Cup. Spikes in attendances also occur after public holidays and … Read more
Supermarkets today cast doubt on suggestions from ministers that food could be delivered to millions of quarantined coronavirus sufferers in a major outbreak. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said last night that the government was working closely with retailers to ensure that people who self-isolate at home can get essential supplies. With experts warning that up … Read more
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 98,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Listening to music helps stroke patients recover by stimulating their brain and lifting their mood, a study suggests. In the first study of its kind, researchers evaluated how music therapy improved the lives of stroke patients in Cambridge. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the UK, causing motor skill problems and leaving sufferers … Read more
Coronavirus patients are told to recover at HOME: People who have just mild symptoms will not be hospitalised as at least 45 people with the virus are already treating themselves in self-isolation with daily phone calls from health officials The Department of Health confirmed not everyone will be sent to hospital Younger, healthy patients who … Read more
Residents of a Washington county where 31 people have tested positive for coronavirus and nine people have died are being advised to work from home to avoid possible exposure to the killer strain. Public health officials in King County, which includes Seattle and is home to over 2.2 million people, have urged local businesses to … Read more