Health

[ad_1] Trials of an NHS contact-tracing app that can alert users to contact with those who are infected with coronavirus are to begin this week on the Isle of Wight before an expected wider rollout later this month, it was announced on Sunday. According to local media, the number of …

[ad_1] The first diagnosis Annalisa Malara, a 38-year-old anesthetist from the Codogno hospital in the northern region of Lombardy, was horrified when she saw the image of Mattia Maestri’s lungs, a healthy and fit person of the same age, while undergoing a CT scan. on the morning of February 20. …

[ad_1] (Photo: Andi Rieger photo on Unsplash) A simple screening test could help determine the level of consciousness in patients with severe brain damage, scientists say. The researchers have discovered that the sense of smell could be a reliable tool to determine the recovery rate and survival of patients with …

[ad_1] Poor diet is a major cause of COVID-19 deaths and Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed foods to increase resistance against the deadly virus, a leading cardiologist of Indian origin in the UK has warned. Dr. Aseem Malhotra, who is among the front-line doctors of the United Kingdom’s …

[ad_1] Ministers face constant criticism of coronavirus testing, as the number of daily tests fell below 80,000, home care staff reported difficulties in getting the checkup, and home kits were delivered without return envelopes. On Friday, the secretary of health, Matt Hancock announced that the government target of 100,000 tests …

[ad_1] More people are hospitalized with coronaviruses in north-west England than in London, as regional differences in the spread and peak of the pandemic become increasingly apparent. The latest figures show 2,033 people in London hospitals compared to 2,191 in the North West, where the peak of hospitalization appears to …

[ad_1] Over a quarter of coronavirus patients on ventilation suffer kidney failure, causing a shortage of vital equipment. Charities have warned the killer infection can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI), a sudden serious condition that can be fatal if not treated immediately. Thousands in intensive care are needing special …

[ad_1] When ministers set out to recruit a 250,000-strong army of NHS volunteers and 750,000 signed up, it generated headlines around the world and was heralded by Boris Johnson as proof, contrary to Thatcher’s famous dictum, that there “was such thing as society”. Nearly a month on, however, and only …

[ad_1] Brazil’s leaders must take immediate action to save the country’s indigenous peoples from a Covid-19 “genocide”, a global coalition of artists, celebrities, scientists and intellectuals has said. In an open letter to the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, figures including Madonna, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, David Hockney and Paul McCartney …

[ad_1] The coronavirus has killed so many people in Iran that the country has resorted to mass burials, but in neighboring Iraq, the body count is less than 100. The Dominican Republic has reported almost 7,600 cases of the virus. Across the border, Haiti has registered about 85. In Indonesia, …