What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A mother who was told her son had a rare cancer while she held her newborn daughter in her arms has revealed how his little sister is inspiring her son through his battle. Claire Scott, 40, and husband Mike, 42, who live in Kent, found out their son had cancer – which they were originally … Read more
Man, 59, appears in court for ‘making fake coronavirus treatment kits and sending them across the world’ after being arrested in a Post Office Frank Ludlow, 59, was arrested in post office near to his Sussex home yesterday He was charged with making counterfeit coronavirus treatment kits, police said He appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court … Read more
A British grandfather-of-nine has become the first person in the world to benefit from a pioneering triple-combo heart-failure treatment. Robert Brind, 63, from Whitstable, Kent, had three new wireless implants fitted over the course of six months to help his heart beat properly again. One prompts the heart to beat at a normal rate, another … Read more
The parents of a five-year-old boy who won the nation’s heart in his battle against a rare cancer have revealed their joy after being told his disease has gone. Oscar Saxelby-Lee, from Worcester, was given a ‘life or death’ three-month race to find a stem-cell match after his aggressive form of leukaemia worsened. More than … Read more
Radiation treatment for cancer could soon be done in one SECOND instead of in weeks of daily doses Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that using protons instead of electrons for radiation therapy could shorten treatments to a second Radiation treatments usually require patients to lie still for about 10 minutes A typical … Read more
Scientists on the cusp of curing blindness with pioneering treatment that injects stem cells into the back of patients’ eyeballs British firm reported early success with procedure that repairs damaged retina Treatment involves growing billions of ‘progenitor’ stem cells in a laboratory Have the ability to transform themselves into other types of cell There is … Read more
Anxiety sufferers should be given lavender oil as a first line of treatment instead of addictive drugs, a psychiatrist has claimed. Professor Hans Peter-Volz said doctors are too quick to dish out benzodiazepines and other drugs to patients with anxiety. Instead, patients with a mild form of the disorder should be given natural remedies, including … Read more
On my last bad hair day, a waitress at a restaurant I was at pointed to my head and exclaimed: ‘I’m having a perm because I want hair like yours!’ I asked her what medication she was on. Granted, big hair like mine is supposedly back in fashion, but that doesn’t make me feel any … Read more
Another 90 Wuhan evacuees released from quarantine in Texas where one is in treatment for coronavirus as Americans stranded in Japan slam US officials for ‘abandoning us here’ 90 evacuees were released from their quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas on Thursday They had been evacuated from Wuhan, considered to be the epicenter of … Read more