The majority of patients admitted to intensive care suffer long-term physical and mental health problems, scientists claim. Seven in ten ICU survivors end up with post intensive care syndrome, which can include fatigue, frailty, anxiety or difficulty holding a conversation. The findings, based on 1,300 people, are the first from an ongoing five-year study across … Read more
Australian health experts have flagged the idea of introducing ‘immunity passports’ to avoid a long-term coronavirus lockdown. The immunity passport, or certificate, would be given to COVID-19 patients who recovered from the deadly illness – and are therefore immune – allowing them to be exempt from tough social distancing restrictions that apply to others. German … Read more
Property prices were stable in March, but with market activity falling drastically thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, it remains to be seen if they hold up. February 2020 saw a record high for house prices at an average of £240,461 according to lender Halifax. Meanwhile, the typical value was £240,384 in March, according to its … Read more
HOROSCOPES: Focus on long-term goals this week, Aries By Sally Brompton for The Mail on Sunday Published: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 5 April 2020 Aries 21 March-20 April If current restrictions are getting you down, try to focus on a longer-term goal and how you can go about achieving it. A … Read more
Drinking a small glass of red wine a day could help avoid age-related health problems like diabetes, Alzheimer’s and heart disease, study finds Chemical compound called resveratrol is found in skin of grapes and red wine In small doses it mimics the hormone oestrogen and associated health benefits Imitating the hormone triggers production of key proteins … Read more
Family, friends and colleagues, separated by the lockdown, are often ending video chat sessions with the phrases, ‘Stay well!’ and ‘See you on the other side.’ We are all wondering how life will look when we do meet again, trying to assess the impact on relationships, businesses and the economy. The stock market rally earlier … Read more
Ricky Gervais and his long-term partner Jane Fallon enjoy a walk on Hampstead high street despite UK-wide coronavirus lockdown By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 15:42 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 16:14 GMT, 21 March 2020 The country went into lockdown on Friday night as the government drastically ramped up plans to deal with … Read more
The FTSE 100 is down 15% over two decades, so why are investors told to think long-term? SIMON LAMBERT on the dividend case for the defence By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 06:00 GMT, 12 March 2020 Can you defend the UK stock market’s dire performance since the … Read more
Police probe Labour ex-minister’s expenses after he paid £30,000-per-year salary to a long-term friend who was working in his office aged 89 Scotland Yard has launched criminal investigatio into expenses of ex-Labour MP Police began probe into Geoffrey Robinson over £30k salary paid to his friend Mail on Sunday previously reported Robinson’s alleged spying for … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 98,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more