Doctors are seeing a rise in people reporting severe mental health difficulties, a group of NHS leaders says. It follows a more than 30% drop in referrals to mental health services during the peak of the pandemic. But there are predictions that the recent rise will mean demand actually outstrips pre-coronavirus levels – perhaps by… Read More »
FILE PHOTO: Medical worker Ulrich Bohr, in a protective suit, conducts a mobile testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Berlin, Germany, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 620 to 173,772, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on… Read More »
Bloomberg—How big is the coronavirus outbreak? A lot bigger than we were initially told, it turns out. On Thursday, confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China’s Hubei Province—the epidemic’s epicenter—jumped by almost 15,000. It’s not that there was a sudden wave of new infections. Rather, the increase reflects a change in how China counts patients; it… Read More »
FILE PHOTO: Adam Trubitt, 21, vapes a Juul e-cigarette in Washington Square Park, Manhattan, New York, U.S., August 30, 2018. Picture taken August 30, 2018. To match Special Report VAPING-REGULATION/JUUL REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton – RC1693D4A300/File Photo (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday four more deaths occurred since last week from a mysterious respiratory illness… Read More »