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Coronavirus: Key evidence on opening schools revealed
Sources say any risk to pupils is very small but any activity outside the home has risk.
Coronavirus: Children half as likely to catch it, review finds
The findings will feed into the debate around the safety of re-opening schools.
Coronavirus: What are the rules on caring for children during lockdown?
A look at the guidance as Downing Street backs Dominic Cummings over his 260-mile lockdown trip.
Coronavirus: Immune clue sparks treatment hope
Better understanding of Covid-19's impact on the immune system gives hope an existing drug might aid recovery.
Trump drug hydroxychloroquine raises death risk in Covid patients, study says
Coronavirus hospital patients given hydroxychloroquine were more likely to die, medical journal study says.
Coronavirus: NHS may need to hire cabin crew from airlines
The Chief Executive of NHS England says it is considering hiring cabin crew to train as nurses.
Coronavirus: Children and older adults to take part in vaccine trial
The Oxford trial will monitor the effects on thousands of people's immune systems.
Coronavirus: Virus test with 20-minute results being trialled
Ten million antibody tests will also start being rolled out next week, Health Secretary Matt Hancock says.
NHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health staff and care workers
NHS staff and care workers from abroad are to be exempt, as Labour calls it "the right thing to do".
Coronavirus: Pregnant nurse died of pneumonia, Covid-19 and Caesarean
Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong died from a combination of her infections and giving birth, an inquest hears.

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A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer's disease has led to very different...
Marriage may help lower dementia risk
"Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University...
Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
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