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Demand for oxygen has surged five-fold in some NHS hospitals, a senior medic claimed today as trusts continue to grapple with the winter wave of coronavirus admissions. Professor Rupert Pearse, an ICU doctor in London and member of the Intensive Care Society, said that on some occasions the pressure has made oxygen – vital for … Read more
Dr Zoe Williams is PREGNANT! This Morning star, 40, announces she’s expecting her first child with boyfriend Stuart McKay In a new interview, the GP, 40, hailed pregnancy ‘magical’ and admitted she was considering trying to conceive via a sperm donor before she met her partner Media personality Zoe met senior recruitment consultant Stuart at … Read more
It is the logistical challenge of a lifetime: the roll-out of essential Covid-19 vaccines at a rate that, hopefully, will help free the country from the endless cycles of lockdowns. With 1.5 million doses dispensed so far — and the promise of two million a week to come — Louise Kyle, a nursing leader in … Read more
Gareth Malone. Justin Bieber. The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS choir could easily have been forgiven for thinking they had already reached the height of fame with their celebrity collaborations. Formed in 2012 for a BBC programme with choirmaster Gareth Malone, the choir went on to catch the attention of the Canadian pop star in 2015, … Read more
There will be no return to normal life until at least autumn 2021, one of France’s top medics has warned, despite cases in the country falling sharply even as they rise across the rest of Europe. Jean-François Delfraissy, head of France’s National Consultative Ethics Committee, warned that protective measures such as lockdowns, social distancing and mask-wearing … Read more
Felicity Huffman was spotted getting tested for COVID-19 on Sunday. Pulling into a drive-in test site in a parking lot in Los Angeles, the actress, 57, pulled her face mask down and leaned out of her Tesla window as a medic swabbed her nose. She squirmed a little as the test was carried out, looking … Read more
A Belgian medic has been jailed for killing a screaming British mother during a Caesarean section by mistakenly shoving a tube down her oesophagus while drunk. Helga Wauters, 51, was handed three years in jail by French judges on Thursday over the death of Xynthia Hawke who underwent the emergency operation. Wauters was also banned from practising … Read more
I’m A Celebrity’s Medic Bob ‘WON’T appear on series after 20 years on show due to Covid restrictions while Kiosk Kev is replaced with Kiosk Cledwyn’ By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 23:45 GMT, 10 November 2020 | Updated: 00:24 GMT, 11 November 2020 I’m A Celebrity have reportedly had to make a series of … Read more
An alcoholic Belgian anaesthetist accused of downing drinks before a fatal caesarean on a British mother has gone on trial in France. Expat Xynthia Hawke, 28, from Somerset, died shortly after giving birth to her baby son Isaac at the Orthez maternity hospital in southwest France, in September 2014. Ms Hawke went into cardiac arrest … Read more
A Belgian anaesthetist accused of downing drinks before a fatal caesarian on a British mother has gone on trial in France. Expat Xynthia Hawke, 28, from Somerset, died shortly after giving birth to her baby son Isaac at the Orthez maternity hospital in southwest France, in September 2014. Ms Hawke went into cardiac arrest after … Read more