Sepsis: Dr Chris reveals how to reduce risk of infection About 37,000 deaths every year in England are associated with sepsis, and nearly 123,000 people in England develop it every year. Sepsis is treated as a medical emergency, so knowing the risks and being able to spot the symptoms could save a life. What causes sepsis and what are the […]
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New analysis from the Health Foundation, led by an Honorary Associate Clinical Professor at University of Warwick, published in The Lancet shows that a smaller proportion of positive COVID-19 cases and their contacts are reached by NHS Test and Trace in more deprived areas than in less deprived areas. The analysis found that among the most deprived group of local […]
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A new biomarker discovered by a team that includes researchers from Penn Medicine identifies patients with an aggressive form of lymphoma unlikely to respond to the targeted treatment ibrutinib. It’s a clinically actionable finding that will help guide physicians toward the right treatment for patients with activated B-cell diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (ABC-DLBCL) who harbor these newly exposed mutations in […]
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These are the five things you need to know about getting to sleep in the winter. Do you ever struggle to get to sleep in winter? If the answer is yes, we’re really not surprised. Sleep can feel elusive at the best of times, but the weather is a huge contributing factor to the quality of sleep we get, so […]
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Harmful drinking among adults increases the longer they spend at home in lockdown, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. The research, based on a survey of nearly 2,000 over-18s in the US, is the first to highlight the relationship nationally between hazardous drinking and life stresses triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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These fitness gifts are evidence that good things really do come in small packages. Forget big gifts that take up the entire front room – unpacking a stocking is the most exciting part of Christmas Day. Yet while novelty stocking fillers are great fun for five minutes, they often become one of the many gifts that end up thrown in […]
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The Oxford University team at Jenner Institute that developed the Astra-Zeneca vaccine against Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is now set to begin phase-3 human trials of a promising shot against malaria, which will be tested on 4,8000 children in Africa in early 2021. “It’s going to be available in very large amounts — it works pretty well. And it’s going to […]
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Britain's biggest family, The Radfords, are self isolating after dad Noel confirms he tested positive for COVID-19 in a YouTube video. Noel Radford, 49, and his wife, Sue, 45, have 22 children and six grandchildren, one of whom lives with them and 19 uncles and aunties in a former care home in Morecambe, Lancashire. The family first appeared in the UK's 2012 Channel 4 […]
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Kate Hudson’s daughter Rani Rose is ready for the holiday season! The actress shared an adorable photo of the 2-year-old wearing a festive outfit on Saturday — Christmas-patterned onesie pajamas paired with a pint-sized red and green blazer. “Rani Rose just showed up for Christmas and she is NOT messing around 🎄 #toddlerfashion” Hudson, 41, captioned the picture. Last week, […]
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Krystal Nielson is reflecting on her pregnancy journey. During Friday’s episode of the Scheananigans With Scheana Shay podcast, the Bachelor in Paradise alum — who announced last month that she’s expecting her first child with boyfriend Miles Bowles — opened up about what it was like to learn the baby news amid her split from ex Chris Randone. “It was scary […]
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