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Graphs reveal nearly 40% of baby boomers feel anxious and depressed amid the pandemic while more than half of millennials want to talk to a therapist to help them cope with coronavirus All generations, including Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation reported worsening mental health More than half of Millennials … Read more
A paramedic who worked on Crystal Palace’s pitch-side medical team is among three more health workers to die with coronavirus that also include a dad from St Albans and a ‘very special human being’ from Doncaster. Married father-of-two Ian Reynolds, 53, was a paramedic at New Addington, near Croydon for the last 32 years. He … Read more
Italian prosecutors are considering criminal trials for health officials after grieving relatives of coronavirus victims demanded justice for their negligence 45,000 joined NOI Denunceremo Facebook group to gather their testimonies The group was created by Luca Fusco whose father died from coronavirus The aim isn’t to target health workers but leaders who underestimated the virus Here’s … Read more
Nearly 90 per cent of COVID-19 patients who were placed on ventilators in New York’s largest health system DIED – and almost all of those hospitalized had underlying health conditions The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Wednesday, examined the electronic health records of 5,700 patients Final outcomes were known … Read more
Take Vitamin D supplements to compensate for lack of sunlight during coronavirus lockdown, millions of Britons are urged NHS officials encouraging people to take vitamin D supplements in lockdown Update on the NHS website advises taking 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day New advise issued during coronavirus crisis as people spend more time indoors Doctors … Read more
Doctors are reporting a disturbing pattern of coronavirus patients dying of mysterious blood clots emerging in US hospitals. Between 20 and 40 percent of COVID-19 patients at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, have developed blood clots – even after being put on anticoagulants, Dr Craig Coopersmith told The Hour. It comes amid broader reports that … Read more
A group of researchers in Paris are planning to examine whether nicotine patches will help prevent – or lessen the effects of – the novel coronavirus. It comes after a French study found that few people hospitalized, or at home, with coronavirus were regular smokers compared to the general population. The team theorized that nicotine … Read more
Researchers call on social media platforms to archive coronavirus misinformation so they can study effects on public health An letter calls on social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation The data can be used to track how misinformation affects public health It could also be used to issue regular transparency reports The letters asks for data … Read more
Google says more than a dozen state-backed hacking groups are using fake COVID-19 emails to steal sensitive data from international health agencies and US government employees Google says COVID-19 is being used strategically by state-backed hackers The campaigns are targeting US government workers and health agencies Phishing scams sometimes pose as fast food chains offering … Read more
At least 70 vaccines for coronavirus are now in development, a promising sign for the global battle against the pandemic. But even if these vaccines make it through the study process, shortages of surprising materials could hinder the actual production and distribution of vaccines. In addition to the virus-neutralizing agents scientists produce in labs, materials … Read more