Concerns grow worldwide as rare Monkeypox virus spreads like wildfire: Virologists ‘can not explain’ speed and scale May 22, 2022 Virologists around the world are increasingly sounding the alarm bell over the rapid spread of the rare Monkeypox virus, which is usually found in parts of Western Africa. The confirmed number of cases climbed to 80 over the weekend, in 12 countries around the world, including the UK, Belgium, France, Netherlands and Australia. The well-respected [...]
Jaws drop as it emerges UK Health Security Agency pays 1,400 consultants as much as £3,100 per day May 19, 2022 It emerged today that the UK Health Security Agency is paying consultants as much as £3,100 per day. While the number used by the UKHSA has reduced, as of January 31 it was still employing 1,476 management consultants. In a letter to the Public Accounts Committee, the UKHSA said that the majority of these consultants [...]
Monkeypox spreading across UK as more cases of extremely rare virus are discovered in LGBT people May 19, 2022 Concerns across the UK are growing this morning as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it has detected two additional cases of monkeypox, one in London and one in the South East of England. The latest cases bring the total number of monkeypox cases confirmed in England since 6 May to 9, with recent [...]
Tech firm behind NHS’ covid data system moves security operations to UK amid Kremlin cyber attack fears May 16, 2022 Fears of a Russian cyber attack has forced the firm behind the NHS’s vaccine rollout to move permanently to Britain. Palantir is taking its security operations away from the United States to the United Kingdom, amid concerns about the Kremlin launching an attack on cables laid under the Atlantic Ocean, according tot he Telegraph. The [...]
1, 2, 3… 4 shots: Fourth Covid vaccine gives protection from Coronavirus ‘over and above’ as Spring booster is called forward May 10, 2022 A new study shared with City A.M. this morning shows that a fourth Covid-19 jab gives people protection “over and above” compared to those who have had three shots. A team of academics led by the University of Southampton have been tracking a group of people and their levels of antibodies and T cells, both [...]
Investors should ditch volatile tech where ‘profitability jars against interest rates’, argues digital health guru April 26, 2022 Much has been made of the current shortage in carers in the UK. The latest ONS data indicates a vacancy rate of 8.2 per cent in the care sector, nearly double the national average, and an overall shortfall of 105,000 workers. Some forecasts even suggests that an additional 627,000 people will be required by 2030 [...]
Covid-19 cases fall as NHS continues to struggle April 15, 2022 The number of people infected with Covid-19 across the UK dropped ten per cent last week, according to the Office for National Statistics.
UK health authorities fire off hepatitis warning after 74 unexplained cases among children April 12, 2022 The UK Health Security Agency is investigating 74 cases of hepatitis among children across the UK. The health body is examining 49 cases in England, 13 in Scotland and 12 across both Wales and Northern Ireland, all of which have occurred since January. The UKHSA said that it is investigating a “number” of possible causes [...]
UK health authorities stunned as woman in London hospital has extremely rare Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever March 27, 2022 The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed to City A.M. that an extremely rare case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever has been detected in England. The woman had recently travelled to Central Asia. Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever is a viral disease usually transmitted by ticks and livestock animals in countries where the disease is endemic. The [...]
Weekend Read: World’s first PCR test for mouth cancer is a fact, showing results within 90 mins March 27, 2022 Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed the world’s first PCR test for mouth cancer. The test has now been proved with patients from China, India and the UK, with the results published in the international journal, Cancers. The inventor, Dr Muy-Teck Teh, has named the test the Quantitative Malignant Index Diagnosis System (qMIDS). [...]