Telehealth project launched in Lesbos refugee camps
The ongoing dire situation in the refugee camps in Greece is presenting healthcare staff on the ground with huge challenges. People who fall ill are...
COVID-19
The COVID-19 category provides evidence-informed insight into the ongoing pandemic and its impacts on health, society and healthcare systems. It covers research updates, long-term effects, vaccines and policy discussions, helping readers understand developments and implications as the landscape continues to evolve.
UK’s colour-blind vaccine allocation putting ethnic minorities at higher risk
Omitting ethnic minorities from the vaccine priority list is putting these groups at a significantly higher risk of COVID-19 illness and death. Public health doctors,...
May Parsons urges BAME communities to get vaccine
History-making Coventry University student May Parsons has called on people from Black, Asian or other ethnic minority communities not to miss out on their COVID-19...
Sarcoma patients overlooked in vaccine protection
Sarcoma cancer patients not receiving same protection from Covid-19 as healthy population due to Pfizer vaccine spacing: Sarcoma UK, the national bone and soft tissue...
Inflammatory protein linked to severe COVID-19
Inflammatory protein linked to severe COVID-19: Patients with severe COVID-19 show increased levels of a key protein in their blood, which researchers believe may help...
Finnish researchers create nasal COVID vaccine
Finnish researchers introduce a nasal COVID vaccine: Rokote Laboratories Finland Ltd., a newly-founded academic spin-out based in Finland is working to develop and introduce to...
COVID conspiracy theorists
COVID-19 conspiracy theorists are more concerned about their own health and less concerned about the health of others, according to a study led by University of...
Disinfecting robot paves way for student return
A disinfecting robot is helping a leading training organisation prepare for the return of its students. Gen2 is using the innovative technology to disinfect the workshop...
Survey reflecting on multidisciplinary experiences of COVID-19 first wave
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published a report from a survey of its members describing the experiences of working through the first wave of...
Hydroxychloroquine: WHO expert panel strongly advises against use
WHO expert panel strongly advises against use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent covid-19: Drug is no longer a research priority; resources should focus on other more...
