Health

[ad_1] An eight-year-old boy is among 420 people who have died from coronavirus in the latest figures released today. Confirmed reported deaths of people dying from the virus in English hospitals now stand at 50,668. The eight-year-old had underlying health problems. According to the most recent statistics, the patients were …

[ad_1] Calls to mental health helplines and prescriptions for antidepressants have reached an all-time high, while access to life-saving talk therapies has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Guardian research. More than 6 million people in England received antidepressants in the three months to September, which is equivalent to …

[ad_1] Mark Eden dies at 92 – Coronation Street icon passes away peacefully in hospital after battle with Alzheimer’s The 92-year-old telenovela actor passed away peacefully in hospital on January 1, his agent confirmed. He had been living with Alzheimer’s ‘for some time’ and was hospitalized with the disease in …

[ad_1] 2,539 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours, the Scottish Government announced. There were also 28,313 new tests for Covid that reported results and 9.7% of these were positive. Since the start of the outbreak, a total of 129,992 people have tested …

[ad_1] The Covid-19 vaccine shortage “will last for months,” warned England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty. In a letter to doctors, Professor Whitty said the shortage of coronavirus hits “is a reality that cannot be ruled out.” In England, 786,000 people received a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, with …

[ad_1] Vaccine shortages are likely to cause problems for “several months,” the England medical director warned, amid fears that emergency medical care personnel at COVID “battle stations” are at risk of exhaustion. Professor Chris Whitty said the UK urgently needs to maximize the number of people who are vaccinated as …

[ad_1] Norway is lifting a ban on flights from the United Kingdom that was introduced to stop the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus. The country’s Health Ministry said the planes could land as of January 2 at 4 pm GMT. The ban was introduced on December 21 …

[ad_1] In a New Year’s Eve message, Donald Trump reflected on his accomplishments in office, calling them “historic victories,” while his incoming successor, Joe Biden, took an optimistic tone as he looked ahead to 2021. After weeks of fighting to stay in office, Trump said in a video posted on …

[ad_1] secondig Ben rang last night at midnight to mark the completion of Brexit, signaling a number of changes for travelers visiting Europe. Now that the country has completed the transition phase to leave the EU, tourists heading to the mainland now potentially face longer wait times at airports, restrictions …

[ad_1] The 5% VAT rate on women’s health products, known as the “tampon tax”, has been eliminated. Government had pledged to eliminate the unpopular tax in the March budget and the change went into effect on New Years Day. EU law had prevented member states from lowering VAT below 5%, …