A new drug therapy for young children who suffer with "moderate to severe" eczema has been proven to work well during clinical trials.
01.09.2022 - 14:35 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A total of two million people across the country are estimated to be suffering from long Covid, new figures suggest.
According to a new survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), fatigue is the most common symptom - experienced by 62% of those with self-reported long Covid.
This is followed by shortness of breath (37%), difficulty concentrating (33%) and muscle ache (31%).
More than 400,000 people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first had the virus at least two years ago, according to figures.
Some 429,000 – the equivalent of around one in five (22%) – first had Covid-19, or suspected they had the virus, at least 24 months previously.
The number of people with long Covid who first had the virus at least one year ago is estimated to be 892,000, or 45% of the total.
The figures are based on self-reported long Covid from a representative sample of people in private households in the four weeks to July 31.
They show that long Covid is likely to be adversely affecting the day-to-day activities of 1.5 million people – nearly three-quarters of those with self-reported long Covid – with 384,000 saying their ability to undertake day-to-day activities has been “limited a lot”.
The estimates cannot be compared directly with previous long Covid surveys published by the ONS, due to a change in the way the data has been collected.
Prevalence of long Covid is currently highest among 35 to 69-year-olds, at 4.4%, followed by 25 to 34-year-olds, at 3.0%.
People working in social care reported the highest prevalence of long Covid among employment groups (5.6%), followed by teachers and educators (4.4%) and arts and entertainment workers (4.3%).
There is no standard measure for long Covid, with the ONS using a definition
A new drug therapy for young children who suffer with "moderate to severe" eczema has been proven to work well during clinical trials.
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pause production on Season 6 out of respect.Also, the English TV list was led by “Cobra Kai” Season 5, which garnered 106.7 million hours viewed, upon its debut Sept. 9. It was followed by the limited series “Devil in Ohio,” which logged 70.8 million viewing hours in its second week.
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A new treatment for advanced prostate cancer has been approved for use in Scotland, giving medical professionals a new way to tackle the disease.
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Meghan Markle and Spotify are hitting pause on upcoming episodes of “Archetypes”, following the death of Queen Elizabeth according to a report from People.
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Brit Awards 2023 with Mastercard will return on Saturday 11 February. For the first time in the history of the music awards show, which turns 30 next year, the bash will take place on a Saturday at The O2 in London. There’s also been change at the top after Damian Christian, managing director and president of promotions at Atlantic Records, was announced as the new chair of the Brit Committee for 2023.
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WAKEONE has announced that TO1 member Chan will be absent from the upcoming New York stop of the KCON US Tour 2022 amid health concerns.The South Korean label took to the K-pop boyband’s official Twitter page yesterday earlier today at New York local time (September 1) to announce that member Chan will not join the rest of his bandmates in the group’s performances at the upcoming New York stop of the KCON US Tour.“Chan wasn’t feeling well during a rehearsal for the KCON 2022 US Tour New York, and he is currently taking a rest,” read the company’s English statement. “Although the artist has a strong will to participate in the performance, we have decided [for] Chan not to attend the New York performance to prioritise the artist’s health and condition.”“We apologise to the fans for causing concern with the sudden news, and we promise to do our best for Chan’s recovery,” WAKEONE concluded.The New York iteration of the ongoing KCON US Tour, which is scheduled for tonight at local time, is the final stop of the tour, after a slew of performances across the US in the past month, in cities such as San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta and more.Aside from TO1, other acts who are part of the KCON tour include girl groups STAYC and LIGHTSUM, as well as boyband CRAVITY.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter WME has promoted both Andrea Blatt and Florence Dodd to agent within the books department, Variety has learned exclusively. In 2021 alone, WME books debuted on the New York Times bestseller list 85 times, with 18 hitting the number one spot. The department is led by Jay Mandel.Blatt is based in WME’s New York office.
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