Almost two thirds of critically ill coronavirus patients are overweight and 37% are under 60, NHS audit reveals Excess weight against chest makes it harder for muscles to draw in deep breath Weak immune system allows COVID-19 to spread to lungs and cause pneumonia These two factors may explain why two thirds of ICU coronavirus… Read More: Coronavirus: Overweight patients with high BMI more at risk »
Media playback is unsupported on your device The health secretary has acknowledged there have been “challenges” with the supply of personal protective equipment to NHS staff in England – but added he is determined to rise to them. Last week, NHS staff said the lack of protective gear was putting them at risk during the… Read More: Coronavirus: Hancock admits ‘challenges’ over NHS equipment »
Clinical Psychologist Ashley Berges shares her best practices for getting through this crisis without falling apart. March 21, 2020 by Ashley Berges Leave a Comment Images of empty grocery stores are all over the news, people stocking up on toilet paper and posting on social media, stores closed, restaurants closed, and your gym is probably… Read More: Dealing with Anxiety in the Time of the Coronavirus »
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 10,000 on Friday morning. In addition to the 10,038 deaths, approximately two-thirds of which occurred in China and Italy, there have been nearly a quarter of a million confirmed cases around the globe. There have also been 86,035 people who have recovered from the COVID-19 virus,… Read More: Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 10K as number of confirmed… »