Ministers expected to assess latest data given to Sage and decide on possible return to step 2 restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters could meet as soon as Monday to determine whether new restrictions are need…
Four ways to celebrate Christmas Day if you are forced to self-isolate
As a record 119,789 people in UK test positive for Covid, here is how to keep the Christmas spirit alive on your ownBetter days ahead: those self-isolating look on the bright sideHo, ho … oh no. This second Covid Christmas will not be a huge improvemen…
新型コロナウイルス感染症の「新しい治療薬」が、この闘いにおける“ゲームチェンジャー”になる
新型コロナウイルスのワクチンの3回目の接種が進められるなか、“ゲームチェンジャー”になりうる成果が次々に発表された。それは錠剤を飲むタイプの新型コロナウイルス感染症の治療薬だ。複雑な温度管理が不要で流通が容易な錠剤は簡単に投与できるだけでなく、ジェネリック医薬品メーカーを通じて低所得国にも低価格で供給されることが明らかになっている。
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メタルバンドが存在する市町村では死亡率が低くなるという研究。ヘルシンキ大学 | スラド idle
フィンランドのヘルシンキ大学で行われた研究によれば、ヘヴィメタルのようなメタルバンドの存在する都市は、存在しない都市よりも死亡率や入院率が低いのだそうだ。メタルバンドのある都市では、病院は他の地域よりもアルコールや自殺の問題を取り扱う数が少なかったこの研究は医学雑誌のBritish MedicalJournalに掲載…
Covid news live: Omicron carries lower hospitalisation risk, studies suggest; South Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic
Two British studies report Omicron patients were hospitalised less than those with Delta; South Korea reports a record 109 deaths from Covid in one day as pressure on medical services mountsChina locks down 13 million people in northern city of Xi’anRi…
Essential workers thousand of pounds worse off than a decade ago, TUC says
Nurses, care home staff and police officers have had real pay cuts since 2010 as wages lag behind pricesNurses, care home staff and police officers working on Christmas Day will be thousands of pounds worse off than they were a decade ago as a result o…
NHS England to offer life-changing drug to children with peanut allergy
Up to 600 children in the first year and 2,000 the year after will be among first in Europe to receive Palforzia treatmentChildren in the UK will be the first in Europe to receive a life-changing treatment for peanut allergies, after NHS England secure…
Ministers pledge to ‘reset the dial’ on women’s health in England
After 100,000 women voiced concerns, plans include menopause support, GP training and banning ‘virginity repair’ operationsFinally the UK has noticed its rampant sexism in healthcare. What now?A strategy for women’s health in England: six areas of focu…
EU clears Microsoft-Nuance without conditions
The European Union’s competition regulator has given the all-clear to Microsoft’s $19.7 billion purchase of transcription tech firm Nuance, which was announced earlier this year. The EU said today it has concluded there are no competition concerns for the region if the acquisition goes ahead, clearing it without conditions. The deal was notified to the […]
Neurodiversity and the problem with labels | Letter
Matthew Belmonte responds to an article on adults who were diagnosed with autism after their children wereIs it necessary to carry a diagnostic label simply to know oneself? Joanna Moorhead’s article suggests so, and this is a great shame (A lot fell i…