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An impressive roster of stars, most of whom are over the age of 65, have banded together for a damning video calling out recent healthcare cuts in their actors’ union healthcare plan. The video, which appeared on Twitter on Tuesday and included appearances from Morgan Freeman, Whoopi Goldberg and Mark Hamill, coincided with a lawsuit filed … Read more
The Mail Force charity, which rode to the rescue at the height of the coronavirus crisis, was hailed by care homes and the boss of the NHS last night. Health Service chief Sir Simon Stevens praised the ‘remarkable charity mission’ to source personal protective equipment for the UK. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s department said … Read more
Nearly 40% of healthcare workers say it’s ‘not likely’ they will get a coronavirus vaccine because they are afraid the jabs were developed too quickly to be safe A recent CDC survey found that 37% of healthcare workers say they were ‘not likely’ to get the coronavirus vaccine Only 21% were ‘absolutely certain’ with the … Read more
Today, Money Mail is urging relatives of vulnerable care home patients to wage a fightback for vital NHS funding. At least 15,000 sick and elderly Britons have been wrongly denied around £30 million in support, research shows. It means thousands of patients, including dementia sufferers, could be needlessly selling their homes to pay for care. … Read more
Italy’s collapsing health system: Shocking pictures show patients on ventilators lying on field stretchers in hospital corridors as country battles Covid second wave Shocking photographs show a hospital under pressure in Piedmont, Italy One hospital is treating patients on stretchers placed along the corridor The Italian government has passed a new aid package to help … Read more
Northern Ireland government issues call to arms for more healthcare staff to join battle against coronavirus as region faces second surge Health Minister Robin Swann said country needs to re-build healthcare capacity The first appeal held earlier this year received 11,644 formal applications Northern Ireland recorded further 923 cases of coronavirus in the past 24 … Read more
Woman becomes first healthcare cyberattack death after German hospital was forced to turn her away when hackers deactivated their computers Woman died en route to another hospital after being turned away from first one Dusseldorf’s University Clinic couldn’t admit her because its systems were down The cause was a Sept. 10 cyberattack that the hospital … Read more
Healthcare professionals with so-called ‘long Covid’ are urging the government to take the condition seriously as they add their voices to the thousands of people suffering from lasting effects of the virus weeks, and even months, after their first symptoms. Junior anesthetist Linn Järte, of Swansea and GP Amy Small are among those sharing their often … Read more
The British Government has today announced it is investing £32million into cutting-edge healthcare technology. They will be formally announced by Science Minister, Amanda Solloway, MP for Derby North, later today at the launch of London Tech Week. It includes funding for six pieces of healthcare technology at the very forefront of medicine and could offer … Read more
A Florida healthcare worker may lose her hands after a long and arduous five-month battle against the novel coronavirus. Rose Felipe, 41, an EEG technician of more than 15 years at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, contacted the virus in early March. Her condition quickly deteriorated and she was hospitalized, spending two months on a … Read more