Coming face-to-face with a gun and a scalpel knife during a beauty treatment is not exactly my idea of heaven, in fact it is something that happens in nightmares. Yet, with the likes of celebrities, actors and pop stars swearing by Shane Cooper’s bespoke facials, I figure it can’t be too painful. After all, beauty … Read more
The 90-minute coronavirus test that’s 94% accurate: On-the-spot Covid-19 screening that delivers result in less than two hours could transform diagnosis this winter, experts say The CovidNudge test is a machine the size of a shoebox and is 94% accurate The process involves collecting nasal and throat swabs and placing them on to a cartridge which … Read more
First I swabbed the back of my throat then – with the same stick – both nostrils, before placing the sample into a small glass tube. This was submitted to a device the size and shape of a domestic coffee machine. Just 90 minutes later the result: a tab showing a single horizontal grey line. … Read more