Dogs could join the fight against COVID-19
New research will look into whether man’s best friend could play a role in preventing the spread of Coronavirus.
The charity, Medical Detection Dogs, will...
Nurse who tackled Ebola now spearheading coronavirus response at Manchester’s NHS Nightingale hospital
A nurse has told how his experiences tackling an Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone are helping him now spearhead the battle against coronavirus at...
BAME groups two to three times more likely to die from Covid-19
The likelihood of death from Covid-19 is significantly higher among England’s Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) groups than the general population, finds a...
20 minute antibody test to be rolled out and Government performs U turn on...
Health and care staff coming from abroad will be exempted from the health surcharge, a £400 fee levied on non-EU migrants to pay for...
Urgent testing, tracing, and isolation could save lives and economy
Population-wide testing, contact tracing, and isolation (PTTI) in the UK could save 50,000 lives and £700bn of GDP over the next two years, finds...
Care home death toll highlights urgent need for reform, says UNISON
Responding to data published today by the Office for National Statistics that show nearly 20,000 care home residents have died from coronavirus, UNISON senior...
Team led by Manchester Scientists discover a way to slow the growth of breast...
A team of British and American scientists have discovered a way to slow the growth of breast cancer stem cells in the lab.
The study...
Blistering attack on Government’s handling of pandemic by Sage member
Jeremy Farrar, a member of Sage and director of the Wellcome Trust, has delivered a blistering attack on the government’s handling of the pandemic.
In...
Wythenshawe Hospital Innovative new PPE respirator design could provide a breakthrough in the fight...
University staff and frontline medical workers have combined to design and test a new type of respirator to keep healthcare professionals safe during the...
New guidance issued for those shielding under Tier system
The Department of Health and Social care has this morning announced that people in England who are deemed clinically extremely vulnerable who were asked...