COVID-19 ‘could damage the fertility of up to 20% of male survivors’

Coronavirus can survive for a long period of time in the testicles and may affect male fertility, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine analyzed testis tissue from six autopsies and found that three of them had impaired sperm function. What’s more, the virus was found inside the testicle … Read more

COVID-19 could damage the fertility of up to 20% of male survivors, scientist claims

Coronavirus can survive for a long period of time in the testicles and may affect male fertility, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine analyzed testis tissue from six autopsies and found that three of them had impaired sperm function. What’s more, the virus was found inside the testicle … Read more

Economic damage cause by Covid pandemic means WWIII now ‘a risk’, warns UK’s top military commander 

The economic fallout during the coronavirus pandemic has made the prospect of World War Three ‘a risk’, the UK’s most senior military commander has said. General Sir Nick Carter, the Chief of the Defence Staff, said Britain and the rest of the world would need to ‘learn’ from history and the international missteps that led … Read more

Coronavirus patients with heart damage are up to 11 times more likely to die than those without it

Hospitalized coronavirus patients with heart damage are up to ELEVEN times more likely to die than those without it, study finds Researchers looked at 305 hospitalized coronavirus patients and found more than 60% either had heart damage at admission or later developed it Some patients had abnormalities such as dysfunction of the ventricles or extra … Read more

Contaminated water that ‘could damage human DNA’ could be released into sea, Greenpeace claims

Contaminated water with the potential to damage human DNA could soon be released into the Pacific Ocean, Greenpeace claims. The utility company operating the tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan, said last year it will run out of space to store massive quantities of it by 2022. This has added immense pressure on the … Read more

Huge fleet of 300 Chinese fishing boats is ‘raping’ Galapagos Islands’ waters, causing damage

Huge fleet of 300 Chinese fishing boats is ‘raping’ Galapagos Islands’ waters, pillaging food supplies and causing unprecedented environmental damage, officials say Fleet includes fish processing plants, refuelling vessels and colossal trawlers Boats raided the Galapagos Islands’ protected waters throughout the summer They have since moved south and anchored off Peru after international outcry Islands … Read more

Nearly two-thirds of hospitalised Covid-19 patients still have lung damage

Nearly two-thirds of coronavirus hospital patients are still suffering organ damage months after being discharged, a small study has warned. Oxford University experts found 60 per cent of patients had scarring or inflammation in their lungs three months after beating the virus. MRI scans showed 30 per cent had lasting damage to their kidney, 26 … Read more

IMF warns Covid will cause ‘lasting damage’ to living standards

The £21trillion cost of Covid: IMF warns the pandemic will cause ‘lasting damage’ to living standards worldwide By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:04 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 13 October 2020 The Covid crisis will blow a £21trillion hole in the world economy and inflict ‘lasting damage’ on living … Read more

Gym boss in Tier Three-hit Merseyside vows to REFUSE order to close as it will damage health

Owners of a gym in Tier Three-hit Merseyside are going to refuse the government’s call to shut – saying their members’ mental health and physical wellbeing is important to tackle Coronavirus. An open letter published online by Chris Ellerby-Hemmings, Thea Holden and their team at EmpoweredFit in Greasby, Wirral, say they should be supported. The … Read more

Tumble dryer lint can damage the gills, liver and DNA of marine life, study finds

Tumble dryer lint can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of a popular species of mussel, according to a new study. UK scientists exposed the Mediterranean mussel (mytilus galloprovincialis), which is caught for human consumption, to different amounts of lint over seven days.  Increasing the quantity of lint resulted in more abnormalities within … Read more