University of Queensland partners with Moderna: The University of Queensland has been selected as one of the first launch institutions in the world to partner with biotechnology company Moderna to research and develop vaccines to tackle the world’s greatest global public health threats.The partnership, brokered by two of the University’s leading researchers Professor Mark Walker and Professor Paul Young, […]
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Ongoing ‘immune injuries’ might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19: Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19. This is according to a new study of 38 people who were previously hospitalised with severe COVID-19. The results, published in Immunity, suggest these patients have an altered landscape of immune […]
Compelling new research entitled “Engagement in Surrogacy by Nationality between 2018 and 2020” is being published jointly by Professor Andrea Whittaker, Monash University and Sam Everingham, Founder of the international charity Growing Families highlighting the state of surrogacy in challenging times. As COVID took hold over the past two years there was hesitancy to travel for […]
WHO recommends antiviral drug for patients with non-severe covid-19 at highest risk of hospital admission: The antiviral drug molnupiravir is conditionally recommended for patients with non-severe covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalisation, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. Patients who are at highest risk of hospitalisation typically […]
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New plastic surgeon survey shows a spike in the number of patients looking for cosmetic procedures. Aesthetics have always been at the forefront of our society; when people look good, they feel good. But when the COVID-19 pandemic started, like many businesses, cosmetic surgery took a hit. However, with the introduction of vaccinations, restrictions have […]
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Extreme diets! Bupa’s new research has found more people than ever before are searching for extreme post-pandemic crash diets to shift lockdown weight. Dr Elizabeth Rogers, Associate Clinical Director for Bupa Health Clinics, warns about the health risks associated with crash diets. 800% more people googled ‘detox drinks to lose belly fat’ in 20211 387% […]
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Handheld breathing device could reduce breathlessness and improve physical fitness in long COVID patients: New research presented at The Physiological Society’s Long COVID: Mechanisms, Risk Factors, and Recovery on 22 – 23 February shows that a small handheld breathing device helped reduced breathlessness and improved physical fitness of people with long COVID. The low cost, home-based rehabilitation programme […]
Covid prevention campaign launched for vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe: A public health expert at the University of Wolverhampton is working in collaboration with the University of Zimbabwe to educate the prevention of Covid-19 in vulnerable communities. An award-winning researcher, Dr Moses Murandu at the University of Wolverhampton and Dr Julita Maradzika a lecturer in Public […]
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The USA’s 2022 Fentanyl Epidemic: Headlines have been full of reports on COVID-related fatalities, but there’s something as contagious that’s responsible for even more deaths in the US: the fentanyl epidemic. In 2021 alone, 41,587 people aged 18 to 45 died due to fentanyl overdose. In the same time period, and for the same age […]
WHO announces first technology recipients of mRNA vaccine hub with strong support from African and European partners: At the European Union – African Union summit in Brussels last week, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced the first six countries that will receive the technology needed to produce mRNA vaccines on the African continent. Egypt, […]