By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Low blood levels of vitamin D might heighten people’s odds for severe or even fatal COVID-19, new research shows. Taking in a healthy level of vitamin D may therefore “reduce the complications, including the cytokine storm [release of too many proteins … Read more
Labour’s shadow health secretary has said the government must use “the time wisely” if there is any second coronavirus lockdown. Jonathan Ashworth asked the Health Secretary Matt Hancock why he had given advice to hospital trusts “placing restrictions on the numbers of test they can carry out”. And he said some care homes have had … Read more
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across America, so has an epidemic of depression, a new study shows. Since the pandemic began, the prevalence of depression symptoms has roughly tripled, with the poor who lost jobs and savings most affected, researchers report. “People with lower income were twice … Read more