Back in 2009, I went on a 10-day vacation to Barcelona with my best girlfriends from school. I was 19, and being in this vibrant city with my girls, the trip was filled with drinking and partying. Right after I got back home to the UK, I started having symptoms of what I thought was […]
In 2010, I was a 22-year-old college student when I suddenly started having the constant urge to pee. During the day, I had to go to the restroom 15 or more times, and at night I went another three or more times (which is not normal for someone drinking a typical amount of water every […]
Stanford University antibody testing finds California virus infections are 50 TIMES higher than reported – suggesting COVID-19 is more widespread across the US than previously thought Stanford University scientists tested 3,300 people recruited via online ads in Santa Clara county to be tested for coronavirus antibodies Between 2.5 and 5.2 percent of those tested were […]
Coronavirus hit me the same day it did the Prime Minister. Unlike Boris Johnson though, it took me well over a week to get a diagnosis of Covid-19 infection – although still unconfirmed by a test – with a bonus case of pneumonia. During the last 12 days of illness I have escaped into a […]
Five years ago, Chloe Donovan was at work when she fainted, falling backwards onto concrete. Later that day in the hospital, after receiving stitches to the back on her head, she was offered a toasted cheese sandwich. She took one bite and put it back down, uninterested. She did not yet know her olfactory nerve […]
