The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow has called on the NHS across the UK to adopt more stringent requirements for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) following a review of the current guidance. The call reflects growing concern across the healthcare sector for the wellbeing of healthcare professionals who are providing […]
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The 7.3 million people in the UK aged between 60 and 69 are at increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19. Although the government’s age threshold for isolation is 70 years and over, data from countries such as China and Italy show that people aged 60-69 years are also at high risk of […]
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Coronavirus can be identified automatically from sick patients’ lung X-rays using artificial intelligence (AI) developed at Brunel University London. The algorithm, which detects coronavirus diseases including COVID-19, SARS and MERS, uses image analytics to spot signs and deep learning to rank them. Image processing techniques enhance the targeted lung X-rays and use an algorithm to […]
Priory’s online therapy service enables people to access help from expert therapists from their home. During this difficult time, people needing help for mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, stress, panic and conditions including OCD can find themselves unable to access a qualified therapist. The Priory Group, the mental healthcare specialists, has launched a service, […]
A Scientific Brief on “Immunity passports” in the context of COVID-19 has been published by the World Health Organisation. WHO has published guidance on adjusting public health and social measures for the next phase of the COVID-19 response.(1) Some governments have suggested that the detection of antibodies to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, […]
The European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) is joining forces with the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) to endorse their joint recommendations on the appropriate surgical response to the COVID-19 crisis. Each specific recommendation has been formulated according to the scientific evidence currently available and […]
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The Coronavirus report dedicated to physical and mental health collected between 9-14th April, amongst 3.7k UK and US consumers, found that the crisis is taking a toll on our mental wellbeing as well as our diet and fitness. The data, taken from 18-64 year olds, highlights the different mental health concerns between UK and US […]
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Recruitment of army of 18,000 tracers will be critical to help us track and control Covid-19. Responding to today’s Downing Street briefing, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “This is an important moment as we see real commitment and details of how we will develop […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the first cancellation of traditional ANZAC Day services since World War 2 across the globe. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has encouraged Australians to make this year’s ANZAC Day one to be remembered “for a very long time”. Mr Morrison acknowledged that Saturday’s commemorations would “like none any of us […]
University of Oxford researchers have begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine in human volunteers in Oxford today. Around 1,110 people will take part in the trial, half receiving the vaccine and the other half (the control group) receiving a widely available meningitis vaccine. Of the first two volunteers to take part today, one will likewise receive […]