For patients who have experienced certain common types of stroke, a small chip inserted under the skin may help physicians predict their likelihood of experiencing a second stroke, and therefore their likelihood of benefiting from preventive therapy. The findings come from a recent clinical trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and… Read More »
Indian variant latest The figures released on Thursday have risen from 520 cases recorded by PHE up to 5 May. Most of the cases have been detected in England, with 1,255 cases recored. There have also been 35 cases detected in Scotland, 12 in Northern Ireland and 11 in Wales, according to PHE. Broken down… Read More »
It’s been more than a century since the last pandemic struck our nation. Through those 100 years, there have been outbreaks that have shaken and surprised our healthcare system, like AIDS, SARS and Ebola. But not since the influenza epidemic of 1918 have our hospitals been as overwhelmed and short-supplied as those in COVID-19 hotspots… Read More »
Is a more deadly second peak inevitable? Italy WILL face another coronavirus wave that is even more lethal as lockdown is eased, according to grim Imperial College London projection London researchers mathematically modelled how virus would spread and kill in Italy in three scenarios If population went back to just 20 per cent of their… Read More »
The Northern Territory government insists its health system is prepared for a potential second wave of coronavirus cases, as four defence force members with COVID-19 arrived from overseas. The four returned from the Middle East on a routine Australian Defence Force flight that landed in Darwin early on Friday morning. It occurred a day after… Read More »