The number of people being diagnosed with dementia has dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show. Just 63.5 per cent of over-65s thought to have the cruel memory-robbing disease were listed as being a sufferer in June. In comparison, NHS data shows the rate was 67.6 per cent in February, when Covid-19 started to spread in … Read more
Convalescent plasma has been used to treat infections for at least a century, dating back to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. It was also trialed during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, 2003 SARS epidemic, and the 2012 MERS epidemic. Convalescent plasma was used as a last resort to improve the survival rate of patients … Read more
GPs aren’t allowed to refuse to treat patients who won’t cover their face, according to controversial new NHS guidance. Government advice given to the public says that face coverings are recommended in NHS settings, including hospitals and GP surgeries. But family doctors have now been told that they are not allowed to refuse treatment to … Read more
The number of NHS patients forced to wait longer than a year for routine treatment in London is now 20 times the figure for the whole of England in 2019. Leaked performance data showed 19,775 patients in the capital were waiting longer than 12 months for procedures such as hip or knee ops by July … Read more
Do you know a Health Hero? The Daily Mail, in partnership with eBay and NHS Charities Together, wants you to nominate special people in the healthcare sector who have made a difference to your life, or to a loved one’s life. The winner of the award will receive a £5,000 holiday. To make a nomination, … Read more
Britain today recorded its highest number of coronavirus infections in almost six weeks, after nearly a thousand people were diagnosed with the life-threatening disease in just 24 hours. Some 938 Britons tested positive for Covid-19, up a fifth on yesterday’s figure (789) and nearly 40 per cent more than the 678 recorded last Monday. Not since … Read more
Painkillers such as paracetamol and ibuprofen can do ‘more harm than good’ and should not be prescribed to treat chronic pain, health officials have said. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence claims that there is ‘little or no evidence’ the drugs, as well as aspirin and opioids, work. But in draft guidance, published on … Read more
Not for nothing has type 2 diabetes been dubbed ‘a 21st Century epidemic’. Year after year, numbers continue to spiral upward. At the last count, one in ten Britons over 40 are living with a diagnosis – and this condition eats up a tenth of the annual £134billion NHS budget. And, over the past decade, … Read more
Two new game-changing tests will be offered to millions of Britons in a major advance in the war on coronavirus. Hailed as ‘transformative’, the tests – which give results in 90 minutes – will start being rolled out from next week. One is so simple it could soon be deployed in airports, offices, schools, pubs … Read more
Do you know a health hero? The Daily Mail, in partnership with eBay and NHS Charities Together, wants you to nominate special people in the healthcare sector who have made a difference to your life, or to a loved one’s life. Seven finalists will get an all-expenses-paid trip to London for an awards ceremony. The … Read more