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 our global network of surgeons....
Global Reach
The Global Reach category highlights health issues, systems and innovations from around the world. It brings international perspectives on public health, equity, policy and practice, showcasing how different regions confront shared challenges and opportunities in health and care.
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 scientists. The only UK-owned virtual...
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 a film to shine a...
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 particles of the virus in...
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 and effective vaccines, warns the...
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 algorithm, which detects coronavirus diseases...
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 has published guidance on adjusting...
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 take part in the trial,...
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 are co-ordinating an international response...
Pharmacists challenged by social distancing
Pharmacists 'unable to maintain social distancing' at work and risk infection. A new snapshot survey of pharmacists from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society shows that the...
