A rise in Covid infections in the over-55s could see an increased number of hospitalisations and deaths in the coming weeks, experts have warned. Imperial College London’s latest React-1 study found that... Read more »
Along with 84 new lab-confirmed cases, the Middlesex-London Health Unit is reporting three new deaths related to COVID-19 in the region. All three were women in their 60s not associated with a... Read more »
Two years since COVID prompted the first UK lockdown, new figures reveal more detail about the numbers of additional deaths that occurred during the pandemic. Professor Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer,... Read more »
An inquiry looking into the deaths of patients under the care of the NHS trusts in Essex has said it has been made aware of around 1,500 individuals who died while they... Read more »
A coroner has criticised “extraordinary” shortcomings in a NHS report that wrongly blamed a team of award-winning surgeons for the deaths of dozens of patients. The report produced by NHS Improvement found... Read more »
The BA.2 variant is currently deemed a variant under investigation (VUI) by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), following the discovery that it has similar properties to the original Omicron strain of... Read more »
I t is unlikely the UK will see a large spike in serious illness and deaths due to the Omicron variant, a top statistician has said. Sir David Spiegelhalter from the University... Read more »
Scotland’s top doc warns parties could be banned for MONTHS National Clinical Director Jason Leitch said the current restrictions could be in place until April in a bid to stop the Omicron... Read more »