Which mask should I choose & will it protect me during the pandemic? Preventing the spread of coronavirus is paramount as the confirmed cases of the covid-19 continue to rise and take lives. Facemasks, gloves and other protective equipment can help stop the spread of coronavirus – but only in the right circumstances. If you […]
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Novel computational methods provide new insight into daytime alertness in people with sleep apnoea. New polysomnography parameters are better than conventional ones at describing how the severity of oxygen desaturation during sleep affects daytime alertness in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, according to a new study published in European Respiratory Journal. Inadequate sleep is widely […]
Factors that influence whether healthcare workers follow infection prevention and control guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: This review is one of a series of rapid reviews that Cochrane contributors have prepared to inform the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this Cochrane review of qualitative research (“qualitative evidence synthesis”) is to explore factors that influence […]
The University of Bradford supports the NHS with an early deployment of 400 students and staff in frontline healthcare roles. Nurses, midwives and paramedics already on front line with more to follow, as part of national Covid-19 response Four hundred midwives, paramedics and other healthcare students are taking up frontline healthcare roles as part of […]
Understanding the ‘symptom-less’ COVID-19 carriers key to stopping spread. Lockdowns will not create enough herd immunity to control and eradicate COVID-19, but the measure is probably our best approach while we wait for a vaccine or faster and more thorough mass testing, according to physicists at the University of Aberdeen. They estimate that in the […]
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Online ventilator training in 30 minutes now available to help doctors and nurses care for COVID-19 patients. A new online training tool has launched that can quickly teach nurses and doctors how to operate ventilators under the direction of an intensive care consultant. Global efforts are underway to provide the ventilators that the majority of […]
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Leading Cardiologist Professor Sharma explains how to exercise safely during the pandemic and how marathon runners can cope with the break in training. London Cardiologist, Professor Sanjay Sharma (Professor of Sports Cardiology and Inherited Cardiac Diseases at St George’s University) has worked alongside the charity, Cardiac Risk for the Young (CRY) for the past two […]
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The newest cohort of doctors from the University of Aberdeen will graduate early (Friday, April 17) so that many of them can join the frontline and support the NHS and the COVID-19 effort. With guidance from the General Medical Council, the graduation date of final year medical students at the University was brought forward by […]
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“Expanding the use of the Nightingale in London makes perfect sense. The challenge the NHS will face as the peak of the virus is reached will be to restore care and treatment to many patients who have been denied support while the system geared up to cope with this crisis. Responding to the leaked letter […]
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New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today finds MMR, MMRV and MMR+V vaccines are effective and that they are not associated with increased risk of autism. Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (also known as chickenpox) are infectious diseases caused by viruses. They are most common in children and young adults, and can lead to […]
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