The mayor of Prague has been put under police protection amid fears of an assassination plot after reports claimed a Russian had entered the Czech Republic with ricin in his briefcase. Zdenek Hrib confirmed the protection but did not comment on claims in a Czech magazine that a Russian agent using a diplomatic passport had recently … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
A mother-of-two had half of her tongue and a chunk of her neck removed after a persistent mouth ulcer turned out to be cancer. Karen Liesching-Schroder, from Rochford, Essex, initially thought ‘it was nothing to worry about’ when she developed the sore on the right side of her tongue in 2014. But when the ulcer … Read more
‘They thought it was a tumour’: AFL WAG Jessie Murphy had a rare eye growth and two melanomas removed By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:02 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 08:02 GMT, 10 March 2020 She’s the glamorous wife of AFL star Marc Murphy. But on Tuesday, Jessie Murphy revealed she … Read more
Doctors remove a ‘foul-smelling’ nasal stone from 15-year-old girl’s nose that had been slowly growing for around a decade Medically a rhinolith, it grows when mucus builds on an object stuck in the nose The teenager’s was caused by a piece of rubber that got stuck as a child She was unaware of the stone, but … Read more
The strains of George Gershwin’s Summertime float down the busy corridors of King’s College Hospital in London as violinist Dagmar Turner delivers a near-perfect performance. For a follow-up medical review, it’s rather unorthodox. But consultant neurosurgeon Professor Keyoumars Ashkan listens with rapt attention and delight. The last time he heard Dagmar play this aria was … Read more
The signs of COVID-19, the infection caused by the coronavirus, are often mild and are very similar to a cold, flu or chest infection. Typical symptoms of infection include a fever, a cough, and shortness of breath or difficulty breathing. These are common complaints at this time of year, so where someone has travelled or … Read more