Volunteers sew masks in their homes in bid to help healthcare workers facing huge shortages

Americans across the country are beginning to sew face masks at home in a desperate battle to meet the drastic need for protective equipment for healthcare workers fighting on the front lines against the coronavirus pandemic.  Doctors have issued a stark warning about the dire need for more personal protective equipment such as face masks … Read more

Meet the healthcare workers fighting coronavirus on the front lines around the world

While many of us shelter in place and prepare for long lockdowns, healthcare workers continue to battle on the frontlines against the novel coronavirus. Doctors and nurses have pictured themselves covered head-to-toe in personal protective gear and with red marks on their faces after spending 12 or more hours wearing goggles in the ICU. Many … Read more

Taliban pledges not to kill healthcare workers as fear of a coronavirus spreads in Afghanistan 

The Taliban have pledged their readiness to cooperate with healthcare workers instead of killing them, as fear of a coronavirus epidemic spreads in Afghanistan.    Whatever reservations the militants previously held over eradicating the crippling disease, they have now clearly grasped the dangers posed by the pandemic sweeping the rest of the world. In the past … Read more

Coronavirus US: Dozens of healthcare workers test positive

Dozens of healthcare workers across the US are testing positive for coronavirus as they battle the highly-infectious disease on the front lines. At a Chicago suburban hospital, two emergency room physicians have been diagnosed with the virus. Meanwhile, in nearby St Louis, Missouri, two doctors associated with Washington University tested positive for COVID-19, the disease … Read more

Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo pays tribute to healthcare professionals amid coronavirus pandemic

Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo pays tribute to doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals amid coronavirus pandemic By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 04:57 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 04:57 GMT, 14 March 2020 Ellen Pompeo has starred as Dr. Meredith Grey on Grey’s Anatomy for 15 years. So the actress has developed the utmost … Read more

Cybercriminals target healthcare professionals with phishing emails about ‘coronavirus awareness’

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type … Read more

TRUST WATCH: Worldwide Healthcare | Daily Mail Online

WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE: Trust focuses on pharma and biotech firms developing ground-breaking drugs By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 28 February 2020 Worldwide Healthcare invests in medical companies across the globe What is it? The trust invests in medical companies across the globe. It is … Read more

British directors at heart of scandal engulfing healthcare firm NMC

The growing scandal at NMC Health has left the FTSE 100 hospitals group battling for survival.  It has also left founder and chairman BR Shetty’s dreams in tatters. The Indian billionaire started NMC in the 1970s in the United Arab Emirates. He also founded Finablr, the finance group that owns Travelex. Critical condition: NMC Health … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: The care cost lottery of NHS ‘continuing healthcare’

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: The care cost lottery that leave thousands being forced to sell their homes By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:22 BST, 6 August 2019 | Updated: 10:06 BST, 7 August 2019 If you need any more proof that our care system is deeply flawed, then look no further than a type … Read more