Compression stockings are not needed to help prevent blood clots after surgery, new research shows Anti-clotting drugs alone just as effective as prescribing them with stockings Imperial College London say results show that guidelines should be updated Graduated compression stockings designed to help promote circulation in legs By Katie Pickles Health Correspondent For The Daily … Read more
The number of elderly deaths from coronavirus in Sweden is a ‘big failure’, the country’s ambassador to the US has said. Karin Ulrika Olofsdotter said 90 per cent of those who died in Sweden were over 70, meaning that around 2,700 elderly people have died of the virus. Sweden has banned visits to care homes … Read more
Britons should be wearing protective face masks to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, according to a leading public health academic. Professor John Ashton CBE, former regional director of public health for north-west England, has been heavily critical of the government’s response to coronavirus, The co-founder of the World Health Organisation’s Healthy Cities Project, also criticised the … Read more
Erecting Dutch-style dykes along a third of Europe’s coastline could prevent 83 per cent of projected flood damage from rising sea levels by the end of the century, study shows Europe is expected to face as much as 3.3 feet of sea level rise by the year 2100 Around 200 million people in Europe currently live within … Read more
‘The US needs to win the vaccine race’: Former FDA commissioner says Americans cannot rely on Europe and China for jab to prevent coronavirus Dr Scott Gottlieb was the US Food and Drug Administration commissioner from 2017 to April 2019 In an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal, he says its vital the US manufactures … Read more
It started as a joke, but the question ‘if a fart can make it through jeans, how can a cloth mask save you from coronavirus’ has turned into a chemistry lesson. Trevor Makal, a professor at the University of Virginia, took to Twitter to share his take on the question – and it all comes … Read more
Adding 10 percent more tree cover in Philadelphia could prevent 403 premature deaths a year and generate $4billion in new economic activity, new study finds A new study calculated the benefits of adding more trees to Philadelphia The team found that increasing the tree canopy 10 percent could save 403 lives A healthier population would … Read more
Severely ill coronavirus patients were less likely to die and less likely to need life support after just two doses of arthritis drug, new study finds Half of 129 severely ill coronavirus patients received two injections of tocilizumab, a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis Those given the shots were less likely to be put on … Read more
‘They keep me sane’: Alesha Dixon says her kids ‘structure’ her lockdown routine as star reveals she treats herself to just one glass of wine a week By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 01:10 BST, 27 April 2020 | Updated: 01:10 BST, 27 April 2020 She’s been enjoying quality time with her family ever since … Read more
A new global clinical trial is launching to test if a common anti-inflammatory drug colchicine can prevent serious complications caused by the novel coronavirus. The study, which will recruit 6,000 participants from the US, Canada and Europe, will examine colchicine. Colchicine is most often used to treat gout, a complex form of arthritis that causes … Read more