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Carol Vorderman, 59, opened up to Lorraine Kelly on her show in 2017 about her mental health battle. At the time, the star, who launched The Maths Factor amidst the current coronavirus crisis, revealed her mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis and admitted there were times she struggled “to carry on”. READ MORE Bill Turnbull health: Is the presenter’s cancer terminal? She […]
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Largest COVID-19-case study from America published Even in hospitals with state of the art equipment critical COVID-19-diseases in New York are often fatal. The largest case-analysis from America shows that 39 percent of all intensive care patients, die. The most common complications that lead to death, are pulmonary, circulatory or renal failure. The largest American COVID-19-case study from New York […]
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The Coronavirus pandemic, keeps the world in breath: More than 5 million people globally have become infected with the novel Sars-CoV-2 – 177.696 of them so far in Germany. New Corona Fire after Church service in Frankfurt Apparently, it has come at a worship service in a Frankfurt Baptist Church to numerous infections. The " reported;Frankfurt Rundschau". The Deputy head […]
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The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million children under the age of 1 at risk, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and partners. In a new report issued on Friday, health officials warned that more than half of 129 countries where […]
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An elevated pre-pregnancy hemoglobin A1c—which measures average blood glucose concentration—is associated with a higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes even in women without known diabetes, according to a new study published this week in PLOS Medicine by Joel Ray of ICES and the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues. Diabetes mellitus and obesity are both associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes […]
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As we emerge from lockdown, so does our sport. And many sporting bodies are grappling with the best way to do this while protecting their players, staff and fans from the coronavirus. For instance, earlier this week, the International Cricket Council said using sweat to shine a cricket ball was OK, but not saliva. The Australian Institute of Sport goes […]
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Since the emergence of the new coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, several researchers have proposed that there is more than one strain, and that mutations have led to changes in how infectious and deadly it is. However, opinions are divided. Genetic mutations are a natural, everyday phenomenon. They can occur every time genetic material is copied. When a virus replicates inside the […]
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Living through a pandemic is extraordinarily stressful, and the stress has to go somewhere. Some of us are aiming it squarely at our partners. “Couples are attempting to balance multiple heavy-loaded life stressors at once—financial, work, health, loss, childcare, home schooling, among others. It’s truly an impossible task,” said psychologist Sarah Selden, A07, who maintains private practices in New York […]
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But the review of global test and tracing and population screening studies, led University College London (UCL), said evidence “remains weak” on how likely children are to transmit the virus to others. Researchers also concluded they did not have sufficient data to examine whether children under the age of 12 differed to teenagers in terms of susceptibility to the virus. […]
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Coronavirus testing is developing quickly. A new, quick, on-site test is now available. And Dr Hilary has given the new pilot his nod of approval. The government approved six-week trial in Hampshire began on Thursday May 21. The LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) swab test can be carried out on site. It’s been rolled out in A&E departments, GP testing hubs […]
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