Birmingham-based Priory expert: Loneliness and isolation is fuelling alcohol addiction in older people:- Leading psychiatrist Dr Syed Omair Ahmed says older people are particularly vulnerable to mental health issues in the pandemic The pandemic is having a major psychological impact, and alcohol can become a ‘coping mechanism’, he says Millions are struggling as a result […]
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Preliminary results, relative to the UK, from the largest worldwide study into the mental and physical impact of COVID-19 reveal that about one in three adults are experiencing worsening levels of stress, loneliness and anger during the pandemic. Additionally, when asked about their altruistic behaviour – aiding neighbours and others in need – nearly one […]
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COVID-19 Series: ICU – what has changed? – Episode 49: This episode will focus on the ICU experience of the second wave, looking at what hospitals are seeing right now, and what has changed from the first wave of the pandemic. Date and time: Thu 5 Nov 2020 from 12:30pm to 1:15pm Location: Online Register to […]
Late stage cancers increase as Covid fall-out bites: The impact of delays in cancer diagnostic services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are emerging now with an increase in patients seeking treatment for later stage conditions. Breast cancer diagnostic services in the UK can detect over 20,000 cancers per year in the UK, saving thousands of […]
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Cellular immunity to SARS-CoV-2 found at six months in non-hospitalised individuals: Cellular (T cell) immunity against SARS-CoV-2 is likely to be present within most adults six months after primary infection, a new pre-print on bioRxiv suggests. The research from Public Health England and the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium (UK-CIC) demonstrates robust T cell responses to […]
Who are the celebs helping us get through 2020? Marcus Rashford, Sir David Attenborough, Joe Wicks and Martin Lewis are among a list of celebrities who have helped get us through the year according to research released by Aldi, based on a nationally representative sample of 2,000 Britons was conducted online via insights agency Perspectus […]
Here are some interesting facts about common germs and top practical tips to avoid catching them. Moreover, with the government’s current covid-19 messaging being ‘Hands, Face, Space’, good hygiene has never been more important to prevent the spread of coronavirus. How long can bugs survive outside the body? Cold viruses can survive on hard indoor […]
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COVID-19: Call for millions spent on failing privatised test and trace system to be diverted to local services: Test and trace strategy has overlooked importance of clinical input, clinical oversight and integration. A group of doctors is calling on the government to divert the hundreds of millions of pounds being spent on the failing centralised […]
Researchers are set to explore a human challenge study with the virus that causes COVID-19, the first such study anywhere in the world. The Human Challenge Programme is a partnership between Imperial College London, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), hVIVO, a leading clinical company with expertise in viral human challenge models, […]
Jacque Morrow, 43, a staff sergeant in the British Army based in Amesbury, was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2020 and had a mastectomy just before lockdown. Here she tells how she coped with post-surgery chemotherapy during lockdown and how the army has supported her and her family over the last stressful 10 months. […]