Norovirus cases three times higher than usual, warns Public Health England
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cases of norovirus were almost three times higher in the last five weeks when compared to normal levels, Public Health England (PHE)…
Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 deaths in Africa surge more than 40% over previous week
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Africa has recorded a 43% week-on-week rise in COVID-19 deaths, as hospital admissions increase rapidly and countries face shortages in oxygen and…
Birth rate will take years to recover from Covid baby bust
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Populations will take years to recover from a Covid baby bust as delayed weddings, job worries and multiple Covid waves put…
Coronavirus cases rise across England with one in 95 infected
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Coronavirus infections are continuing to rise across the country, with one in 95 people in England infected, according to new figures. Read…
10 ways to improve your memory – as Sandy Toksvig’s new TV show helping celebs fill up on facts begins
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Reading Time: < 1 minute New Sandi Toksvig-fronted series Can I Improve My Memory? is set to debut on Channel 4 from tonight (July 15), and will see celebrities attempting…
Remdesivir does NOT improve COVID-19 mortality rates, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Remdesivir, the first drug to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treatment of COVID-19 patients may not improve mortality rates,…
Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms including hallucinations and tremors
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms including hallucinations, shingles and the loss of bladder control, a study has found. Read More
Royal London Hospital reopens Covid intensive care unit as number of patients triple
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The hospital, part of Barts Health, is preparing for “increasing numbers” of Covid patients in the coming weeks, a spokesman said. Read More
Breakthrough brain implant allows paralysed man to ‘speak’ by transcribing his thoughts
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Reading Time: < 1 minute An experimental brain implant that translates brain signals into words has been a success, say researchers in California. Read More
Adults should take statins 'even if they don't have heart problems'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Healthy adults should take statins even if they don’t have heart problems as the benefits are worth the mild side effects, a…