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…
Covid lockdowns helped to fuel a 20% spike in alcohol-related deaths in 2020 with restrictions swaying people into drinking more at home, official data shows
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeaths directly caused by alcohol soared by 20 per cent during the first year of the Covid pandemic, Government figures revealed today. Read…