Health

'We are confident that we’re addressing all concerns at Hawkesbury Richmond and that we’ll be able to demonstrate full compliance with all standards and requirements. The Commission visited the service in May 2020 to review our COVID-19 Response Plan and provided positive feedback about the preventative and response actions we have implemented. … [Read more...] about Ticking time bomb: Dozens of aged care homes are FAILING coronavirus safety tests and nurses’ lives are on the line as health workers are ‘forced to buy their own PPE’

Since late April, when testing first started to become available outside of hospitals, the proportion of positive cases being hospitalised has dropped from around a quarter to less than 10 per cent, averaging seven per cent - just one in every 14 - over the past week. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus infection rates are rising in ALL age groups under 65, Public Health England data shows with biggest surge in under-fives which ‘should be watched very carefully’

Dietitian Sophie Medlin says that if you'e experiencing bloating that isn't linked to eating, or you have it first thing in the morning then you should see your GP. … [Read more...] about Why you feel MORE bloated in the heatwave – and 6 ways to ease it

Ahead of the return of pupils to schools in England in September, Argar warned that a Public Health England study into the spread of coronavirus in schools was still “a work in progress”. Only two days ago, Williamson said the study “makes it clear there is little evidence that the virus is transmitted at school”. … [Read more...] about Health minister: Covid study cited by Gavin Williamson is ‘work in progress’

Azar spoke to the TV network from Taiwan, where he is on a rare official visit by a US government figure and has praised the country’s handling of coronavirus, which contrasts sharply with the situation in the US where the pandemic is out of control. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: health secretary Alex Azar expects US vaccine by December