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Clinicians mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19

Posted on May 20, 2021 by The Royal Society of Medicine

Episode 1: Improving clinicians mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19, what can we do? The first episode of the Mental health, wellbeing and primary care; current concerns and contemporary responses three-part webinar series will see Professor Neil Greenberg, Professor of Defence Mental Health, King’s College London, UK, and Dr Paquita de Zulueta, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London, UK, discuss cutting edge […]

Young adults ready to help the lonely and vulnerable

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Despite Generation Z’s reputation for being self-interested, more than three quarters (77%) of young adults would be ready to help support the lonely and vulnerable, reveals research by the befriending network Companiions. Fewer than one in ten (9%) of those aged 18 to 24 said they would not consider organising support for someone with restricted mobility. […]

Teens practice poor hand hygiene

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

More than half of adolescents practice poor hand hygiene: Only one in three adolescents are practising appropriate hand hygiene, a new global study involving University of Queensland researchers has found. Dr Yaqoot Fatima from UQ’s Institute for Social Science Research said there was a renewed emphasis on adequate hand hygiene with COVID-19. “We used data from the Global […]

Griffith University researchers develop antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19

Posted on May 18, 2021 (November 19, 2025) by Griffith University

Griffith University researchers develop direct- acting antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19: An international team of scientists from Menzies Health Institute Queensland (MHIQ) at Griffith University and from City of Hope, a research and treatment centre for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases in the US, has developed an experimental direct-acting antiviral therapy to treat COVID-19. Traditional antivirals […]

Covid-19 vaccination thrombosis

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Covid-19 vaccination: thrombosis can be prevented by prompt treatment: A rare syndrome has been observed in people following vaccination against Covid-19. This involves thrombosis at unusual sites in the body, associated with a low thrombocyte (blood platelet) count and a clotting disorder. In medical jargon, this syndrome is referred to as VITT (vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia). Doctors […]

Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

Future of lung disease care ‘at risk’ due to workforce shortages and backlog from COVID-19: Staffing shortages are impacting diagnosis, treatment, and care of people with lung disease, according to the Taskforce for Lung Health The Taskforce for Lung Health, a collaboration of over 30 charities, organisations and patients looking to improve lung health in England, […]

How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

How to predict severe influenza in hospitalised patients: Melbourne researchers have identified predictors of both severe disease and recovery in hospitalised influenza patients, finding that the immune system works in concert to fight influenza. Published today in Nature Communications, the team from the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), Alfred Health and Monash University […]

Moving mental health beyond awareness into action

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Hippocratic Post

UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences in conversation with Professor Anthony David, UCL Institute of Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, UCL Brain Sciences caught up to get his thoughts this Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 – and ask him about what he sees as the priorities. He is calling for a longer-term approach to supporting mental […]

Stress and returning to the office

Posted on May 9, 2021 (November 19, 2025) by Priory Group

Stress and returning to the office: As restrictions start to ease, Priory experts weigh in on anxiety, stress about returning to the office during the Covid-19 Pandemic. • Top Priory psychiatrists offer advice for managing ‘return anxiety’ • Set out the steps to take – for employers and their workforce • Expert explains the ‘catch […]