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For too long, many people — doctors included — have chosen to look the other way when there is any mention of weight and the threat that it poses the nation’s health. But there can be no denying now that obesity and type 2 diabetes are a double epidemic that is blighting the UK, raising … Read more
For too long, many people — doctors included — have chosen to look the other way when there is any mention of weight and the threat that it poses the nation’s health. But there can be no denying now that obesity and type 2 diabetes are a double epidemic that is blighting the UK, raising … Read more
Antibody tests, which reveal whether you’ve had Covid-19, have been hailed as the way out of lockdown and safely getting people back to work. With one of the first tests now finally officially approved, Mail writers undergo two versions — and find out what’s it’s like to discover you’ve had the virus confirmed . . … Read more
A Florida-based health care system says the results of more than 35,000 coronavirus tests are ‘unreliable’. According to AdventHealth, it was concerned with one of of its third-party labs, MicroGen DX, which had been processing the tests. The group says scores of patients likely received false positive or negative results. Meanwhile, thousands went at least … Read more
Moderna’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies that could ‘neutralize’ the new coronavirus in patients in a small early stage clinical trial, the company announced Monday, sending its shares up 25 percent. The levels of the antibodies were similar to those in blood samples of people who have recovered from COVID-19, early results from the study … Read more
Scientists at the University of Kentucky are working on a new medical face mask that could capture and kill the novel coronavirus on impact. The virus is covered in ‘s-protein’ spikes, which allow the pathogen to enter and infect the body’s cells. The new mask would have enzymes in its membrane, or layer, that would … Read more
Q: Why are people allowed to have their cleaner come to the house now, but I can’t have my parents round? It seems ridiculous. A: Official advice, as part of the easing of lockdown, is that cleaners are once again permitted to come to the house – so long as you remain at least two … Read more
Gargling vinegar – or bleach. Munching through bulbs of boiled garlic. And President Trump’s bizarre and completely unfounded claims about injecting the body with disinfectant, standing under UV lights, or taking anti-malarial tablets (now proven in studies not to help, by the way). Every week, there seems to be a new Covid-19 quick-fix that is … Read more
Gargling vinegar – or bleach. Munching through bulbs of boiled garlic. And President Trump’s bizarre and completely unfounded claims about injecting the body with disinfectant, standing under UV lights, or taking anti-malarial tablets (now proven in studies not to help, by the way). Every week, there seems to be a new Covid-19 quick-fix that is … Read more
It’s a niggling question eating away at millions of Britons: was that wretched cough that lasted for most of February actually coronavirus? And if it was, might you have locked down your life for nothing? The answer lies in a simple test that looks for antibodies in the blood – proteins released by the immune … Read more