Delay to IVF treatment brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic could reduce the amount of live births in women over 40 by almost a quarter. COVID 19 triggered a worldwide suspension of fertility treatments and in the UK between March and May and a reduced capacity from June onwards. A new study from the University […]
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Last August, in the lull between the first and second wave of the pandemic, I decided to travel to Hungary with my 7-year-old daughter. On the flight there, at 30,000 feet, the plane began to shake violently. As the “fasten seat belts” sign came on, the sky turned an ominous shade of grey. The plane […]
Charity calls for faster action on at-home cervical screening: New research conducted by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust1 during the pandemic has found that 32% of women would prefer to take an HPV self sample, than attend cervical screening with a clinician. Rising to 62% if it was easy and reliable. This week is Cervical Cancer Prevention […]
Sabin Vaccine Institute Funds Researchers to Investigate COVID-19 Misinformation, Design Solutions to Increase Vaccine Acceptance. The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced this week that it has awarded grants to research teams in four countries to explore the social drivers of COVID-19 misinformation, and its impact on routine immunization acceptance and the acceptance of a COVID-19 […]
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Dhole-Eddlestone Prize awarded to ‘Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19’: The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to the Age and Ageing paper ‘Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older adults: a cohort study of 322 hospitalised and 535 community-based older adults‘. The prize is given annually to the […]
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COVID-19: Science scepticism may be reinforced by UK rush to approve vaccines: Former director of public health Professor John Ashton has said that scientific scepticism may be reinforced by the UK’s rush to approve COVID vaccines for public use and the apparent political desire to be the first out of the blocks in contrast to our European neighbours. Writing in the Journal of […]
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The NHS Race and Health Observatory, which is supported by NHS England and hosted by the NHS Confederation, has appointed its full board of non-executive directors, bringing in some of the world’s leading experts on health inequalities. Members include Professor Sir Michael Marmot, of the UCL Institute of Health Equity; Professor David Williams, of the […]
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The UK’s leading medical equipment testing company has issued a new warning on the use of fridges to store the new Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine. Unless fridges are correctly calibrated and serviced, GP surgeries, pharmacies and other vaccine providers run the risk of damaging the effectiveness of the vaccine, which must be stored between 2-8 degrees […]
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Arthritis drugs may help sickest Covid-19 patients: Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with drugs typically used for arthritis may significantly improve survival, a landmark study has found. The findings, which have not yet been peer-reviewed, come from the REMAP-CAP trial, which evaluates the effect of treatments on a combination of survival and length of time […]
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New model for predicting course of COVID-19 could relieve pressure on the healthcare system: MedUni Vienna, Klinik Favoriten, Medical University of Innsbruck, Johannes Kepler University Linz and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm joined forces to develop a mathematical model to reliably identify COVID-19 patients who are likely to have a more favourable disease course. This […]