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Covid 'raises new psychiatric disorders risk'
Anxiety was most commonly diagnosed in a study of US patients for 90 days after their diagnosis.
Covid: NHS staff helped through crisis by 'wobble room'
Staff at the Royal Derby Hospital created the room as a place to escape from the intense pressures.
Mental health issues 'rise' during Wales lockdown
Pontypool residents have faced increased stress, often over money, as a result of the pandemic.
Covid: Shoppers hit high streets as Wales' lockdown ends
New regulations allow shops to reopen and up to four people from different households to meet.
Covid vaccine: First 'milestone' vaccine offers 90% protection
The vaccine is a "significant step" forward for getting life back to normal, but challenges remain.
Covid vaccine: what does the Pfizer vaccine news mean?
Life isn't back to normal yet, but this news is promising.
Covid: Cancer delays 'could cause 2,000 deaths in Wales'
Wheelchair athlete Simon Green says he was told his cancer was inoperable after his scan was delayed.
Covid: Lack of ventilator supplies 'hit' disabled people
The pandemic is making it hard to get medication and breathing equipment, a BBC survey suggests.
Covid-19: Global coronavirus cases pass 50 million
More than 1.25 million coronavirus-related deaths have been reported, Johns Hopkins university says.
'I lost eight pregnancies in nine years'
Charlotte Kingsbury, from Nottinghamshire, had fertility treatment before finally giving birth.
Coronavirus: Hauliers included in Denmark restrictions
Rules for travel from Denmark were tightened after a coronavirus strain spread from mink to humans.
Coronavirus: UK bans Denmark visitors over mink Covid-19 fears
And UK citizens returning from the country must isolate with all other household members for 14 days.
Greater Manchester's NHS hospitals suspend non-urgent care
Greater Manchester hospitals are treating "more Covid patients than at the peak of the first wave".
Covid: Liverpool testing trial sites doubled after queues on first day
Up to 12,000 people got tested on day one of a city-wide trial, Liverpool's public health boss says.
Covid-19: US hits record daily case rise three days running
The record rise in infections include Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, officials said Friday.
Covid: How to survive a winter lockdown, from those who've done it
Tips on lockdown life in cold weather - from sub-zero coffee meet-ups to watching films in the bath.
'I was refused a home Covid test after credit check'
A BBC investigation finds people are being refused home Covid tests because of their credit histories.
Covid-19: Nursing shortage warning as winter looms
Lack of nurses combined with staff absence may risk NHS patient safety, says Royal College of Nursing.
Covid: Queues as Liverpool's city-wide coronavirus testing begins
Everyone living or working in Liverpool will be offered repeat tests, whether or not they have symptoms.
Anorexia inquests: 'Confront it early. Get help.'
Simon Brown's daughter Emma died after a long fight against anorexia nervosa.
Covid app backed by Zara and Mike Tindall prompts safety concern
An ad for the app, which can display test results, has been referred to the advertising regulator.
HIV diagnoses in gay and bisexual men at 20-year low
Public Health England says it's confident it can reduce the number of transmissions to zero by 2030.
UK coronavirus infections may be 'stabilising'
Although the number of new cases continues to rise, the growth rate is slowing, latest data show.
Covid: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham postpones operations
The trust running Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, sees Covid cases increase six-fold in a month.
Children in Need: 'A lifeline as our son fights leukaemia in pandemic'
Seven-year-old Alfie's family had to completely isolate themselves to protect him, but help was at hand.
Covid: Can mass testing save us from another lockdown?
Cheap and rapid tests are now available, but what can they realistically achieve?
Covid-19: We need your help says NHS chief
NHS CEO Sir Simon Stevens said the second wave of Covid-19 was real and serious.
Covid: Regulator criticises data used to justify lockdown
Government used out-of-date model predicting 4,000 deaths a day in TV briefing.
UK contact-tracing apps start to talk to each other
Users can now use their own area's app when travelling to another part of the country.
Covid-19: Assisted dying travel allowed during lockdown, says Hancock
The health secretary says those seeking assisted deaths abroad will not be breaking new Covid rules.
Coronavirus: Was tier 3 working in Liverpool City Region?
Did three weeks of the highest tier of Covid-19 restrictions make a difference in Liverpool City Region?
Covid: Care home visits advice impractical, say charities
New guidance for care homes in England suggests introducing screens, pods and window visits.
Covid-19: NHS in England moves to highest alert level
Health bosses are 'seriously concerned' about winter, with free beds expected to be used up in weeks.
Coronavirus: Extremely vulnerable advised not to go to work from Thursday
The advice for people at higher risk from Covid-19 is to stay at home as much as possible for a month.
Covid: Nine ways England's lockdown is different from last time
There's a familiar feeling as England returns to lockdown, but many rules have changed.
Covid: MPs to vote on England's four-week lockdown
It comes as the head of NHS England says nearly 11,000 patients with Covid are now in hospital.
Covid in Scotland: NHS staff 'facing perfect storm'
Shortages of staff and hospital beds are hampering efforts to tackle rising Covid cases, says a leading physician.
Earwax test could reveal stress levels
Researchers develop a method to measure chronic stress without taking blood.
Coronavirus: Living with children 'no increased risk'
Researchers looked at data on nine million adults under the age of 65 between February and August.
Covid: Destructive rules only current option, says Chris Whitty
England's chief medical officer defends lockdowns as a further 397 coronavirus deaths are recorded.
Glitch caused self-isolation orders to be too long
More than 7,200 people in England were told to stop self-isolating on the wrong date.
Covid-19: Liverpool to pilot city-wide coronavirus testing
It will use rapid results tests that could be offered to "millions" by Christmas, the PM says.
Covid: Deaths 10% higher than normal as virus deaths rise
There were nearly 12,300 deaths in latest week - 1,100 linked to Covid.
Basildon maternity unit handed 'urgent' safety deadline
Inspectors find a hospital, where a mum bled to death in childbirth, has not addressed major failings.
Mask exemptions must be clearer, rape campaigner says
Georgina Fallows is asking government to protect from harassment people who can't wear face coverings.
Coronavirus: Behind the scenes of developing a Covid-19 vaccine
Meet the scientists who use social media to show people what they do to develop a coronavirus vaccine in the lab.
Coronavirus lockdown: PM warns UK faces 'medical disaster' without action
Boris Johnson says lockdown rules will expire on 2 December - with MPs to vote on what happens next.
T-cell response 'lasts six months after Covid infection'
But it is still not clear how much this protects people against being re-infected, experts say.
Covid: Target 'hit' for 500,000 tests a day in the UK
Network of mega-labs and use of over 100 small labs increases capacity for testing.
Sir Keir Starmer: 'This lockdown will be longer than it needed to be'
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says Labour will back the new lockdown but that it has come too late, letting the virus get "out of control".
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