A higher proportion of patients appear to have caught Covid-19 in hospitals during the second wave of the pandemic, analysis suggests. The likely rate of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) rose from an average of 11.3 per cent for the first wave to 14.3 for the second surge, in which 257,108 people
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UK ‘should have improved rather than abandoned PCR testing system’
The government should have tried to improve the testing system for international travel instead of “abandoning it entirely”, a government scientific adviser has said. Professor Stephen Reicher, a member of the Scientific Pandemic Insights Group on Behaviours, described the current system around PCR travel tests as “dysfunctional” with “all the
Biden Administration Seeks to Expand Telehealth in Rural America
If it were easier to connect with doctors regularly, many of the hesitant might change their minds, she said. “They are left to themselves and what someone may have told them that may not be reliable information,” Ms. Turner-Ford said. “If you don’t have that existing relationship with a practitioner,
A New Covid Testing Model Aims to Spare Students From Quarantine
When the schools in Marietta, Ga., opened their doors on Aug. 3, the highly contagious Delta variant was sweeping across the South, and children were not being spared. By Aug. 20, 51 students in the city’s small school district had tested positive for the coronavirus. Nearly 1,000 others had been
SpaceX astronauts will get a health check after splashdown.
When astronauts return to Earth from space, they can experience a number of health and physical issues after they land — a result of living without gravity. For flights that go as long as six months, astronauts can experience difficulties with balance, muscle weakness and cardiovascular deconditioning, according to NASA.
More than one million to receive booster jab invitations this week
More than a million people in England will be invited to book their coronavirus booster jab in the coming week. NHS England said it would send text invitations from Monday, while letters will be sent to those who are eligible later in the week. Some 1.5 million people will be
AstraZeneca hails ‘groundbreaking’ results of new breast cancer drug trial
A new breast cancer drug reduces the risk of death or disease progression by 72 per cent compared to an existing treatment, AstraZeneca has announced. The British pharmaceutical firm said the results of its trial of Enhertu were “groundbreaking” and showed “a strong trend towards improved overall survival.” However AstraZeneca
Delta variant detected in 99% of U.S. cases, according to C.D.C.
The Delta variant of the coronavirus has overtaken others in the United States and now represents more than 99 percent of cases tracked in the country, according to the latest biweekly report of sequencing data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variant is the same that was
New drug shows promise in treating bowel cancer
A potential new treatment for incurable bowel cancer has been identified by researchers. The medication appeared to slow the regrowth of tumours among some people in clinical trials. Researchers compared 44 patients who took the drug, adavosertib, with 25 patients who did not. They found it delayed tumour growth by
Travel surge after rule change as calculator predicts post-vaccine risk – follow live
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps explains the new travel rules as restrictions are eased A surge in holiday bookings is expected this weekend after the relaxation of travel rules, which saw the amber list scrapped in favour of a single list of places which require hotel quarantine on return to England