Patients who contract COVID-19 face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, a new study by Kings College London has found. The risk was higher in the three months following infection, and returns to baseline after 23 weeks for diabetes, and seven weeks for cardiovascular diseases. This means there is not a long-term […]
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When I was suffering from Long Covid back in 2020, I would have done almost anything to wave goodbye to the profound fatigue and brain fog which made it hard to get out of bed, never mind carry on my job and looking after my three young children. It was a draining and scary experience […]
The hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania, has increased threefold during the pandemic, leading mental health clinic Paracelsus Recovery warns. The clinic has seen a threefold increase in trichotillomania, as compared to pre-pandemic numbers. Recently the actress and comedian Amy Schumer raised the profile of the condition by revealing she has suffered from it since childhood. The clinic […]
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Interrupting treatment of immune-suppressing medicines, doubles antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination: A major clinical trial, led by experts at the University of Nottingham working in partnership with several Universities and NHS hospitals, has found that by interrupting the treatment of vulnerable people on long-term immune supressing medicines for two weeks after a COVID-19 booster […]
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Patients at high risk of liver failure and bile duct damage: Within the context of a cross-sectional study, a research team led by Lukas Hartl, Thomas Reiberger and Michael Trauner from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology within the Department of Medicine III of MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna analysed the liver chemistries of […]
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People infected with the Omicron variant show poor immune boosting against future SARS-CoV-2 infection. These are the findings of a study published in the journal Science https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq1841), led by researchers at Imperial College London, which looks at how the complex patchwork of immunity in the population following vaccination and previous infection influences our future protection […]
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Analyses of the relation between people’s mobility and SARS-CoV-2 spread revealed three groups of countries: A new study analysing the link between people’s reduced movement and the spread of coronavirus in 2020 shows that in some countries, the virus spread more rapidly when people stayed at home. In addition, restricting people’s mobility to some extent […]
Memory killer cells at lower frequency: Unvaccinated children mount COVID-19 immune response, but vaccination may be key to strengthening immunity: Unvaccinated children mount a rapid immune response to SARS-CoV-2 which may contribute to less severe symptoms, but which may also limit the development of an immune “memory” response to ward off future infections, a study […]
The British Dental Association has welcomed new and wide-ranging reports from the regulator the General Dental Council, pointing to the devastating impact the pandemic has had on both patients and the dental profession. With access and workforce problems the norm, even before COVID, dentist leaders warn that oral health inequality will only widen until government […]
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COVID kidney injury twice as common as diagnosed: A University of Queensland-led study has found millions of COVID-19 patients may have undiagnosed acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is a condition where the kidneys suddenly fail to filter waste from the blood, which can lead to serious illness or even death. Existing data indicates approximately 20 […]
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