Lung damage, thrombosis and multi organ failure
Evidence from autopsies show that COVID-19 causes pulmonary arterial thrombosis and damages other organs as well as the lungs. COVID-19,…
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War doctor heroes: Dr Binod
We are proud to introduce Dr Binod Dangal in the latest instalment of our War Doctor Heroes series, which celebrates…
UK biobank boosts COVID-19 sample availability
The UK’s leading supplier of human tissue samples is joining forces with a Cambridge Biobank to provide COVID-19 samples for…
Nursing Now, International Nurses Day, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDJqZH5rE7A To mark International Nurses Day, in this the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Nursing Now has made…
Expanding our ability to test, test, test
At the moment, people who are suspected of having Covid 19 undergo a swab PCR test which looks for genetic…
WHO warns immunization coverage at risk
Shutting down immunization services in the COVID-19 pandemic risks triggering a resurgence of diseases that can be prevented with safe…
Covid-19: AI auto-scans lung X-rays
Coronavirus can be identified automatically from sick patients' lung X-rays using artificial intelligence (AI) developed at Brunel University London. The…
Covid-19: WHO brief on Immunity passports
A Scientific Brief on "Immunity passports" in the context of COVID-19 has been published by the World Health Organisation. WHO…
COVID-19 vaccine begins human trial stage
University of Oxford researchers have begun testing a COVID-19 vaccine in human volunteers in Oxford today. Around 1,110 people will…
Covid-19: Supporting radiographers online
Cumbria University leads international effort to support radiographers during coronavirus pandemic. University of Cumbria academics Ken Holmes and Professor Peter Hogg…