Twin thought to be UK’s most premature to survive goes home
Harry Crane, born at 22 weeks and five days, leaves hospital with sister Harley due to follow. Source link
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I thought Dad’s pig heart transplant was delirium
A US man, who has become the first person in the world to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig, is “doing extremely well” after the procedure, according to his son. David Bennett, 57, underwent the experimental seven-hour procedure as a “last choice”, after being deemed ineligible for a human transplant. Speaking outside the … Read more
Covid: Omicron variant in Netherlands earlier than thought
The new Covid-19 variant is found in Dutch samples taken before it was reported by South Africa. Source link
Covid: Lateral flow tests more accurate than first thought, study finds
Since they were introduced in secondary schools in England in March, NHS Test and Trace figures show 103,409 LFT tests have come back positive, 79,000 were matched with a confirmatory PCR and 69,500 of those were confirmed positive (and 7,647 came back negative). Source link
‘I thought I could brush off Covid-19’
Dominic Houghton, 23, told BBC North West Tonight he thought his “body would be able to just brush it off” but he was admitted to hospital in Liverpool with Covid-19. He had decided not to get vaccinated but after seven days battling the virus his breathing “got really, really sharp” and he took himself to … Read more
People must rise, resist ‘imposition of one thought: Chidambaram on resignation of 2 Ashoka University professors
After two professors of Ashoka University resigned, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday asked what does this say of the “academic freedom” in the country and urged people to rise and resist the “imposition of one thought“. He alleged that this “BJP thought” will “wreck” India and turn it into an autocracy. “What does it … Read more
U.S. COVID Infections ‘More Widespread’ Than Thought?
March 17, 2021 – Another 16 million Americans were infected with COVID-19 in the first 9 months of 2020 than previously reported, according to a new study. Investigators evaluated 61,910 adults who reported feeling well when they applied for life insurance. A total of 4094, or 6.6%, had a positive coronavirus antibody test, meaning … Read more
Healthier 2021: Mark’s Accomplishing More Than He Thought He Could
This post appears as part of our Healthier 2021 series, in which we follow three WebMD team members as they strive to improve their health this year. You can follow their journeys here. By Mark Spoor Back in December, WebMD sent an internal email asking employees if anyone would like to blog … Read more
Year of COVID: Everything We Thought We Knew Was Wrong
From how it spread, to how to stop it, America’s scientific and political communities had to learn — and lead — as the pandemic raged. Not all the decisions or messages were on target. Source link
Care home worker thought cancer misdiagnosis was a ‘cruel joke’
East Kent Hospitals payout over false cancer diagnosis Source link