Health

Moderna Inc says it will find out by November if the experimental coronavirus vaccine is effective at preventing people from contracting the disease. CEO Stéphane Bancel, speaking to The Wall Street JournalTech Live's annual conference,…

Failure to quarantine enough coronavirus patients is the cause of the second wave rolling across Europe, warns the World Health Organization (WHO).Dr. Michael Ryan, director of the WHO emergency, linked the rising transmission speeds on…

Nearly two-thirds of coronavirus hospital patients still suffer from organ damage months after discharge, a small study warns.Experts at the University of Oxford found that 60 percent of the patients had scarring or inflammation in their…

Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees and York could get almost £55million between them, if they are next to face the strictest Tier Three lockdown rules amid surging coronavirus infection rates.The Yorkshire towns and cities may be in the…

Volgens officiële statistieken zijn ten minste 26.000 mensen meer dan normaal thuis overleden tijdens de coronaviruspandemie in Engeland en Wales, mogelijk omdat ze niet naar het ziekenhuis konden of wilden. Tussen 20 maart, de lockdown…

Lockdowns lead to unhealthy habits like takeaways in people at risk for heart disease and Covid-19, doctors warnLockdowns during the pandemic have led to more take-outs, researchers sayThey warn of the risks of overindulging…

Coronavirusinfecties nemen nu af in enkele van de grootste steden van Engeland, blijkt uit cijfers - ondanks het feit dat minister van Volksgezondheid Matt Hancock vanavond dreigde om velen van hen in de zwaarste lockdown-beugel te…

The UK is set to become the first country in the world to deliberately infect healthy volunteers with the coronavirus, the Government confirmed today.Up to 90 volunteers under the age of 30 will receive a dose of an experimental nasal…

Matt Eagles smoked his first cigarettes — which he bought quite easily from the local newsagent — aged 12.'I was the sort of kid who just liked being naughty, but it soon became a regular habit,' says the 51-year-old from Cuddington,…

ASK: For years I have had boils in a very vulnerable area. Antibiotics have not worked. The boils are so painful and as soon as one goes, another pops up. I'm desperate.Name and address provided.ANSWER: You have my condolences. A boil…