Elena Shashkina/Shutterstock The UK is now approaching its third Christmas of the COVID pandemic. And this year feels different. There’s little question we’re in a better position compared with 2020 and 2021. In 2020, Christmas plans were significantly curtailed, with a range of restrictions in place across the UK. ButContinue Reading
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has claimed some darts players lied about the accuracy of their Covid tests during the last PDC World Championship. The Dutchman was booted out of the 2022 Worlds before the third-round stage when he tested positive for coronavirus last Christmas. Michael van Gerwen couldn’t compete in theContinue Reading
WE’VE had 12 years of Conservative government and you can’t catch a train, you can’t catch a plane and you better not get sick, injured or attempt to post Auntie Nelly’s Christmas card. Twelve years — and five Tory Prime Ministers! — and the unions are rampant, their boot heelsContinue Reading
GoodStudio/Shutterstock During the pandemic, reading took on new meaning. People turned to books for comfort. Some read to confront difficult issues, especially following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Others used reading as a way to care for their children in locked-down houses. Sales figures and lending data showedContinue Reading
Cleaner air will help protect against other airborne pathogens too, not just COVID. 220 Selfmade studio/Shutterstock There have been enough COVID infections in the UK since March 2020 for every person to have been infected between 1.3 and two times, according to mathematical modelling. Of course, some people will haveContinue Reading
IF you get sick this Christmas, are you confident you’ll get the treatment you need? Or fearful that you won’t? Even before ambulance workers and nurses go on strike later this month, we are increasingly worried about what happens if we call for help. Getty Funding needs to go toContinue Reading
GaudiLab/Shutterstock Although it’s well known that COVID affects the respiratory system, it’s perhaps less well known that the virus can also affect cognitive function. Many people with COVID experience a phenomenon commonly called “brain fog”, which can include problems remembering, concentrating and performing daily tasks. Brain fog can also beContinue Reading
This drug could be effective regardless of the COVID variant. Explode/Shutterstock Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide. In a new study, involving a combination of miniature organ models, donor organs, animals and humans, we’ve shownContinue Reading
AT least six children have died and others are fighting for their lives in hospital after contracting Group A Strep. The highly infectious bacteria is sweeping across the UK, causing a spike in the number of scarlet fever cases. Shutterstock Scarlet fever cases remain higher than normal[/caption] What is StrepContinue Reading
Rostislav_Sedlacek/Shutterstock While hundreds of thousands of people are still getting COVID every day across the globe, reassuringly, the number of people dying as a result of the infection has dropped significantly thanks to effective vaccines and treatments. Yet for many people, the consequences of COVID continue well beyond the initialContinue Reading
