COVID-19 may have long-term impact on blood vessels and heart health: New research published in Experimental Physiology highlight the possible long term health impacts of COVID-19 on young, relatively healthy adults who were not hospitalized and who only had minor symptoms due to the virus. Increased stiffness of arteries in particular was found in young adults, which […]
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‘Covid-19 anxiety syndrome’ may cause a significant number of people to struggle with reintegrating back into daily life as UK society returns to normal after the pandemic, says new research by London South Bank University (LSBU), in partnership with Kingston University. The research findings show that one in five of the 286 UK-based survey participants scored highly on the Covid-19 […]
Female health and care staff report deteriorating health because of COVID-19: The physical and mental wellbeing of female health and care staff in England significantly worsened as a result of working through the COVID-19 pandemic with a marked deterioration since last summer, the results of a new survey show. The poll, carried out by the NHS Confederation’s […]
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Accurate student COVID-19 testing: University of Cambridge and Excalibur Healthcare Services form partnership to deliver comprehensive and highly accurate student COVID-19 testing. Excalibur Healthcare Services Limited (“Excalibur”) announces that the University of Cambridge has appointed Excalibur as its principal provider of PCR analysis for COVID-19 samples from students. This partnership will maintain a comprehensive and […]
The London Ophthalmology Centre reports an increase in people with inflammation, blepharitis and eye pain. The London Ophthalmology Centre (LondonOC) reports an increase in numbers of people attending with inflammation and pain in and around the eye following cases of Covid-19. Mr Vik Sharma (MBBS BSc FRCOphth), Clinical Director, London OC, (and is a Consultant Ophthalmologist, […]
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How Covid-19 impacted UK healthcare (Peer reviewed – survey – people): Just one third of people in the UK managed to access the hospital care they needed at the peak of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today looks […]
Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are using a “game-changing” technology as they aim to produce a new type of face mask that is more effective in stopping the spread of Covid-19. Microfluidics – also known as ‘lab-on-a-chip’ – is a technology that can be applied to prepare nanomaterials* that can be used to manufacture […]
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Greta Thunberg, climate and environment activist, joins World Health Organization’s call for vaccine equity The Greta Thunberg Foundation to donate 100,000 Euros to support vaccine equity Ms. Thunberg urges countries and manufacturers to boost and share COVID-19 vaccine supplies so everyone everywhere can be vaccinated Greta Thunberg, the climate and environment activist, will donate 100,000 Euros […]
ECMO has positive impact on survival rates: Analysis of the critical care of Covid-19 patient involving the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in University Hospital Vienna shows that the chances of survival are good. Nearly three quarters of patients who had undergone ECMO treatment between January 2020 and April 2021 survived. In this demanding […]
Researchers have published an in-depth look at the SARS-CoV-2 mutations that have taken place during the past year in the Journal of General Virology. The review discusses the findings of over 180 research articles and follows the changes that have taken place in the SARS-CoV-2 genome, and the variants that have occurred as a result. A number of […]