Health - https://dudleylive.co.uk Your Dudley. Your News. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:53:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://dudleylive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/cropped-DUDLEY-32x32.jpg Health - https://dudleylive.co.uk 32 32 England’s new Covid variant: should we be worried? https://dudleylive.co.uk/englands-new-covid-variant-should-we-be-worried/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:58:51 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=15894 Dr Zania Stamataki sets out the key factors … and says there is no need to panic

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Tier 3 Manchester: what are the true Covid patient figures? https://dudleylive.co.uk/tier-3-manchester-what-are-the-true-covid-patient-figures/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:57:28 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=12973 Hospital patient numbers were key to whether region entered tier 3. We look at the data

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Birmingham lockdown rules tightened as Covid cases rise https://dudleylive.co.uk/birmingham-lockdown-rules-tightened-as-covid-cases-rise/ Fri, 11 Sep 2020 16:00:52 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=9244 Guidance that people cannot socialise outside of their households will be made law

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Fear and fatalism in Birmingham as Covid cases surge https://dudleylive.co.uk/fear-and-fatalism-in-birmingham-as-covid-cases-surge-2/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:04:39 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=7681 Some say the young are flouting the rules, others doubt the statistics. Most are anxious about what a lockdown will bring

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Lockdown fears for Birmingham amid sharp rise in UK coronavirus cases https://dudleylive.co.uk/lockdown-fears-for-birmingham-amid-sharp-rise-in-uk-coronavirus-cases/ Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:14:21 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=7486 City sees ‘extremely concerning’ rise to 30 cases per 100,000 as positive tests in Britain hit highest level since mid-June

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How will No 10 decide to reopen schools without risking second wave? https://dudleylive.co.uk/how-will-no-10-decide-to-reopen-schools-without-risking-second-wave/ Thu, 28 May 2020 10:49:12 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2363 Analysis of rate of transmission, NHS 111 calls and Google location data will inform next steps

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British newborn first baby in world to join cannabis therapy trial https://dudleylive.co.uk/british-newborn-first-baby-in-world-to-join-cannabis-therapy-trial/ Thu, 28 May 2020 10:42:31 +0000 https://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2359 Norwich hospital in Europe-wide trial using plant ingredients to counter risk of seizures and brain injury

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Coronavirus antibody tests: what they are and how they work https://dudleylive.co.uk/coronavirus-antibody-tests-what-they-are-and-how-they-work/ Wed, 06 May 2020 17:13:40 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2201 Tests have been hailed as key to helping end the UK lockdown. But what can they tell us?

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Why No 10’s Covid-19 death toll slides don’t tell the whole story https://dudleylive.co.uk/why-no-10s-covid-19-death-toll-slides-dont-tell-the-whole-story/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:25:43 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=2120 Charts are regular feature of daily press briefing but there is little scrutiny of data

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UK coronavirus live: government insists it met 100,000 daily test target https://dudleylive.co.uk/uk-coronavirus-live-government-insists-it-met-100000-daily-test-target/ Sat, 02 May 2020 13:22:41 +0000 http://birminghamtimes.co.uk/?p=1966 Follow all the day’s developments in the UK’s Covid-19 crisis, including reports of how lockdown may be eased

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