A new study, led by experts from the University of Nottingham, has shown that people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases are at a greater risk of dying at a younger age during the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings of the study, published in the British Society for Rheumatology’s journal, Rheumatology, was the work of a team […]
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Lung disease diagnosis wait times: 1 in 3 people with lung disease end up waiting longer than six months for a diagnosis. New research released today coincides with a warning from Taskforce for Lung Health that the redistribution of respiratory funding to COVID-19 patients could have a serious impact on future care. According to a […]
COVID-19: cancer diagnosis and care: Covid-19 may have changed the way people have been diagnosed with cancer and how they receive care – new study to investigate by Natasha Meredith of the University of Surrey An important new study from the University of Surrey and UCL is set to investigate how rapid changes in cancer […]
How to cycle safely: The UK Government has launched an extensive obesity strategy aimed at getting people fit and relieving pressure on the NHS. A campaign to encourage cycling is a key part of this plan. There is no doubt that cycling is a great way to improve your physical and mental health. However, cyclists […]
Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’, 30-year study finds: A new global study has found no significant reduction in the number of people with treatable sight loss since 2010. Published in The Lancet Global Health, it examined population-based surveys of eye disease worldwide from 1980 and found public health services across the world are […]
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Liver cirrhosis: new study on the impact of systemic inflammation on disease progression: Patients with liver cirrhosis display a wide range of clinical symptoms. A prospective study conducted by MedUni Vienna has now shown that blood levels of biomarkers for systemic inflammation increase over the various stages of the disease and can predict the development […]
Introducing the HIV Commission to mark World AIDS Day: Kat Smithson is director of policy at the National AIDS Trust which worked in partnership with the Terrence Higgins Trust and the Elton John AIDS Foundation to jointly establish the independent HIV Commission. To mark World AIDS Day, and the release of the HIV Commission’s first […]
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WHO calls for reinvigorated action to fight malaria: Global malaria gains threatened by access gaps, COVID-19 and funding shortfall The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. […]
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Lung cancer patients are more likely to worry about receiving bad news if offered a virtual (video or telephone) appointment, says a new report published today1 (26th November 2020) – supported by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, British Thoracic Oncology Group, Lung Cancer Nursing UK and UK Lung Cancer Coalition. The report, which examines patients and health professionals’ perspectives on […]
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Scoring system improves screening for “dual” heart disease: Aortic stenosis, high-grade narrowing of the aortic valve, and cardiac amyloidosis, in which protein is deposited in the heart muscle, are serious heart diseases, which can be concomitant, especially in older patients. An international study involving a research team led by Julia Mascherbauer and Christian Nitsche from […]
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