Health Minister Gillian Keegan defends UK response to Omicron variant

Health Minister Gillian Keegan claims it is better to ‘overreact than underreact’ to new Omicron Covid variant but insists Christmas ‘is on track’ after Joe Biden tells the US the mutant strain is ‘not a cause for panic’ Gillian Keegan said she would rather ‘overreact than underreact’ to new variant Joe Biden said last night that the Covid Omicron variant […]

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Heart failure patients 'could be diagnosed earlier through blood test'

Three-quarters of people with heart failure could be diagnosed earlier through blood test, researchers say A study claims 75 per cent of heart failure cases could be diagnosed sooner Each year, 200,000 Brits are found to have hearts incapable of pumping blood Oxford University researchers says a natriuretic peptide test could result in earlier diagnosis and treatment for thousands of patients […]

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NHS nurse, 46, who called Covid a 'scamdemic' is sacked from her job

NHS nurse, 46, who called Covid a ‘scamdemic’ and likened the vaccine programme to ‘genocide’ is sacked for spouting conspiracy theories Tracey McCallum has been sacked from role at NHS24 over social media posts She had spread Covid conspiracy theories about Covid vaccine and face masks McCallum, a nurse of 20 years, sacked earlier this year but appealed dismissal Now […]

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Could Omicron be our way out?

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. Could the emergence of Omicron, possibly a more infectious, less virulent variant of coronavirus, be a good thing for public health? Some of our leading infectious disease experts, while stressing it is too early to make a call, are daring to hope. Since the start of the pandemic, epidemiologists have thought […]

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Taiwan scrambles jets after 27 Chinese planes enter its buffer zone

Taipei: Taiwan said 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defence buffer zone on Sunday, the latest in a long series of incursions as part of Beijing’s pressure on the self-ruled island. The Defence Ministry said Taiwan scrambled combat aircraft to “warn” the Chinese planes to leave. It also deployed missile systems to monitor them. Sunday’s incursion included 18 fighter jets […]

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