HIV & Coronavirus COVID-19
First published on the Terrence Higgins Trust website, Dr Michael Brady gives information on the new virus, guidance for people living with HIV and answers...
Are clinical trials of anticoagulation feasible in children?
The Top Journal Lancet Haematology recently published an international trial on a blood thinner to treat blood clots in children. Principal investigator was Christoph Male...
Sleep and the social competence of children
(Tokyo, 24 March) Researchers at Keio University report in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health the results of an in-depth study on...
UEA launches project to 3D print ventilator parts & masks
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have launched a project to 3D print ventilator parts, masks and other critical equipment to battle the Covid-19...
Childhood tooth decay issue – “We can do more”
Leading charity, the Oral Health Foundation, is calling for a united effort to take action against the ongoing issue of childhood tooth decay. The concern...
Diary of Covid-19 (Part III)
Now my immune system seems to have finally caught up with the idea that I have a nasty viral infection, I just want to sleep....
Clinical management advice in the Covid-19 crisis
New York City has nearly 11,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with numbers rising daily. As Chief of Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the...
Professor Gillian Leng, CBE, appointed Chief Executive of NICE
NICE has announced that Professor Gillian Leng, CBE, has been appointed as its new Chief Executive on the 18th March. Gillian has held the post...
Diary of Covid-19 (Part II)
Day 6 since I met Covid 19 It’s Mother’s Day and I’m in bed with coronavirus. My kids can wave at me from the safety...
Diary of Covid-19 (Part I)
Everyone at the small lunch I attended last Sunday picked up Covid 19, including the birthday girl. No one was coughing or sneezing and we...
