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 minuteCoronavirus 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 minuteNew 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 minuteRemdesivir, 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 minuteLong 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 minuteThe 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 minuteAn 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 minuteHealthy adults should take statins even if they don’t have heart problems as the benefits are worth the mild side effects, a…
Pandemic disruptions push millions of Nigerians into hunger
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Shehu Ismaila Gbadebo has worked as a barber for two decades. The money he made at his rented stall in a…
Drug made with deadly spider venom could help repair heart attack damage, study finds
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteVenom from one of the world’s deadliest spiders could be used to help heart attack victims recover and extend the life of hearts used for transplants, according to…