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  1. Things to consider when COVID restrictions end

    lifted the number of cases of COVID-19 will rise, along with the numbers of hospitalisations and deaths. This news will worry many, says Dr Elizabeth Webb. COVID cases in the rise Cases of coronavirus ... between coronavirus infections and hospitalisations and deaths. Recent estimates suggest that fewer than 1 in 1000 coronavirus infections now leads to a death, while earlier in the pandemic this was around 1

  2. The Delta variant of coronavirus: 4 key questions

    go ahead. These were: the vaccination programme continues successfully hospitalisations and deaths are reduced in vaccinated people infection rates aren’t risking a surge in hospitalisations ... Public Health England estimated that vaccinations had prevented 33,000 hospitalisations and 11,700 deaths by the end of April. Infection rates are low with fewer than 1 in 1,000 people having coronavirus

  3. Could we become ageless?

    different from any other kind of medicine.” “The coronavirus pandemic has had us poring over death statistics every day,” he continues, acknowledging the climate in which the book has been released ... the eventual deterioration in our health is a reminder of life’s fragility and prepare us for death? “I completely disagree with that viewpoint. I can’t imagine any decision I’ve ever

  4. What to do when your caring role changes or ends

    disability benefits. This could be a good time to get a benefits check.  Coping with grief after the death of someone you've cared for is incredibly difficult. It may help to talk to people who knew the person

  5. The wit and wisdom of Hunter Davies

    as a self-help guide, in which Hunter shares the pearls of wisdom he’s gathered since Margaret’s death. It’s been a period of emotional readjustments and practical rearrangements, but also hope for the

  6. Coronavirus risk for older people: the updated picture

    Wales, and that more than 4 in 5 of those people were aged 70 or over. When we look at the number of deaths from coronavirus for each thousand people there is an even more stark relationship. In age groups ... 5 care homes have had outbreaks of coronavirus and this has led to more than double the number of deaths of people who live in care homes than would usually be expected. Data from the Office for National

  7. Love, loss and remembrance

    depression creep up in me. It wasn’t his actual death that got to me, but the end game of it.” Fish It wasn’t [my father's] actual death that got to me, but the end game of it. A harsh reminder ... while Little Man What Now was informed by the depression that took hold of Fish after his father's death. “I got involved in the funeral arrangements and I was there for everyone else – my mother

  8. How is the coronavirus vaccine rollout going?

    vaccination and our current lockdown is leading to falls in the numbers of infections, hospitalisations and deaths. So, if you’re one of the almost 1 in 3 UK residents who’ve been vaccinated, what comes ... their vaccination if they haven’t already done so. Vaccines are reducing hospitalisations & deaths . This week’s early evidence from PHE suggests that the vaccines will be very effective

  9. Why are we having a second national lockdown?

    the spring. People dying from coronavirus As with hospitalisations, since the beginning of October deaths from coronavirus have been increasing in all areas of the country. If we didn’t change anything ... in April. The numbers have convinced the Prime Minister that, in order to prevent large numbers of deaths and avoid the NHS being unable to treat everyone who needs it, further restrictions on our social

  10. Brenda's story

    eyes out.” “I’ve been on my own a long time,” Brenda says of life since the death of her husband, Les, in 2005. Les had been diagnosed with lung cancer in February of that year and ... life and soul, Brenda was much quieter, so had to come out of her shell after her husband’s death. She had to get her head around the financial and logistical concerns of the household too, in her

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