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Leading doctor claims coronavirus isn’t as deadly as feared and death rate will be less than 1%

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Dr Jeremy Samuel Faust, emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, said people should not be anxious about the outbreak A leading Harvard doctor has claimed that coronavirus isn’t anywhere near as fatal as people fear, saying the real death rate is less than 1 … Read more

Coronavirus fight is LOST: Leading scientist admits world tried ‘very hard’ but failed to stop it

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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Coronavirus outbreak is leading the world into ‘uncharted territory’, WHO warns 

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The world is now in uncharted territory as the coronavirus is now spreading much more rapidly outside China than within the country, the World Health Organization said today. Almost nine times as many cases had been reported in the past 24 hours beyond China than inside, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, adding that the … Read more

Doctors need to stop moaning and take responsibility for improving NHS, leading medical chief says

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Doctors need to stop moaning and take responsibility for improving the NHS, the leader of Britain’s medics warns Professor Carrie MacEwen said ministers had given NHS substantial sum of cash Doctors must take advantage of ‘once in a generation opportunity’ given to them Government has pledged to pump an extra £33.9 billion into NHS over five years … Read more

Leading medical bodies write letter to ministers urging them to tackle doctors’ pension crisis 

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Leading medical bodies write letter to ministers urging them to tackle doctors’ pension crisis Representing hospital doctors and GPs, the organisations say action is overdue Many are turning down overtime, including important clinic and theatre sessions The tax dilemma principally affects doctors earning more than £110,000 By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:58 GMT, 24 February … Read more

Meet the union bosses leading the charge in demanding better wages for lecturers 

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The superhero and cava-quaffing daughter of a miner: Meet the union bosses leading the charge in demanding better wages for lecturers Robyn Orfitelli, 35, is chief pay negotiator for the University and College Union She has taken to picket lines wearing a mask and a black leather ensemble UCU’s boss Jo Grady gave up job as … Read more

Leading expert claims doctors should dish out LAVENDER OIL as first-line treatment for anxiety

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Anxiety sufferers should be given lavender oil as a first line of treatment instead of addictive drugs, a psychiatrist has claimed. Professor Hans Peter-Volz said doctors are too quick to dish out benzodiazepines and other drugs to patients with anxiety. Instead, patients with a mild form of the disorder should be given natural remedies, including … Read more