Antibiotic DOES NOT prevent symptoms among mildly ill Covid patients
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA common antibiotic is no more effective than a placebo at preventing symptoms in mildly ill COVID-19 patients, a new study suggests. Read…
Unvaccinated people risk ‘most serious virus of their lives’, says former FDA chief as Delta variant of Covid spreads
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMedical professionals are expressing concern about Covid-19 vaccination rates in the US as the Delta variant spreads, especially in under vaccinated areas, according to reports. Read…
'It's not freedom day for everyone': Vulnerable people's fears over ending of COVID restrictions
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePeople who are at high risk of catching the coronavirus have called the ending of restrictions in England “really frightening” and urged…
Migration and Covid deaths depriving poorest nations of health workers
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe loss of frontline health workers dying of Covid around the globe, is being compounded in the hospitals of developing nations by…
Statins: Cholesterol-lowering drug may reduce risk of Covid deaths by 41%
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteResearchers have found that Cholesterol-lowering statins could lower the risk of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19 by up to 41 percent. Read More
Rectal bleeding: New complication of Covid-19
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe second wave of the pandemic has added some new complications of coronavirus to the list, ‘Rectal bleeding’ is one of them. …
Double jabbed: How common is it to test positive after having both vaccines?
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteHealth secretary Sajid Javid announced on Saturday he had contracted Covid-19, despite having both doses of a vaccine. Read More
Coronavirus news - live: India should study vaccine ‘mix and match’ due to supply constraints, says WHO expert
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteIndia should be leading research into the mixing and matching of different Covid vaccines in a single patient, a leading WHO scientist…
How to get your taste back after having Covid - 'Smell training' proves effective in study
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen the pandemic first hit, everyone was focusing on the symptoms of a new, continuous cough and fever. Read More
Covid cases rise 68% in a week to 54,674 - but deaths stay low at 41: Experts warn infections will stay high for MONTHS after passing 100k in two weeks - and a new lockdown may be needed by September
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCoronavirus cases have jumped by more than two thirds in a week, official data revealed today as experts warned infections will stay high…