Dr Zhu Heping (pictured) was pronounced dead today by a hospital in Wuhan, according to Chinese state newspaper People’s Daily The fourth co-worker of China’s coronavirus whistle-blower has reportedly died of the deadly disease at the age of 66. Dr Zhu Heping, a colleague of late Dr Li Wenliang, was pronounced dead by a hospital … Read more
It should be one of the happiest moments of a woman’s life. But for Danielle Jones having a baby caused her to get cancer which spread to her spine and brain. Mrs Jones, 29, developed a rare condition which meant her pregnancy caused cancer to grow in her womb. The condition, which affects one in 600 … Read more
Twitter bans ‘dehumanizing’ tweets about age, disease and disability as malicious and racist comments about coronavirus and US presidential election flood the platform Twitter updated its hate speech policy on Thursday that bans new language Tweets dehumanizing age, disability or disease are no long allowed on the site Users could have their accounts suspended if they … Read more
Real Housewives Of New York’s Ramona Singer is battling Lyme Disease. The Bravo favorite, 63, revealed her diagnosis via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, sharing a video of the many supplements she’s been using to help with her symptoms. Singer started the video clip by thanking friend and fellow Housewife Dorinda Medley for suggesting the … Read more
Prosecutors opposed Bernard Madoff’s request to be freed from prison even if he is close to death from kidney failure, saying he has never accepted responsibility for his massive Ponzi scheme or shown compassion for victims. In a Wednesday night court filing, prosecutors said denying the 81-year-old Madoff’s request would uphold victims’ and public faith … Read more
MEMOIR Mapperton Moments by John Montagu (Skyscraper £10, 224 pp) Leaking house, leaking pond, leaking puppy, leaking father… these touching diaries of John Montagu (now the 11th Earl of Sandwich), chronicling his father’s slow decline into Alzheimer’s disease and death over eight years, have them all, in dripping abundance. Drip, drip, drip. It’s January 1987 … Read more
Middle-aged shift workers who don’t go to bed at the same time every night are twice as likely to develop heart disease, study warns Shift workers aged 45+ without regular bedtime ‘more likely to get heart disease’ Research shows people with the most irregular sleep duration doubled their risk Almost 2,000 men and women were … Read more
Tom Speight should be living the rock-star dream. The critically acclaimed singer-songwriter who has worked with Ed Sheeran, Travis and Keane — and gets more than one million listens a month on the music streaming service Spotify — is fast becoming one of the UK’s top artists. So what about the drink, drugs and late … Read more
Older people who nap during the day are more likely to be diagnosed with heart disease or cancer, scientists say. A study of almost 11,000 people found those who were sleepy during the day were two and a half times more at risk of developing heart illnesses. They faced double the risk of cancer and … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more