Saliva based rapid test for COVID-19 antigen
A saliva based test for COVID-19 providing results directly to patients in minutes is being developed as a result of a new collaboration between Luas...
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Referrals of urgent care lung conditions drop by up to 70%
An average of 3,399 patients per week missed out on urgent and routine referrals during lockdown, according to the Taskforce for Lung Health. New analysis...
Drinking post-lockdown: Time to reassess our relationship with alcohol?
With drinking habits changed for thousands of people under lockdown, there are warnings of more excessive alcohol consumption when pubs reopen on July 4 Regular...
UN Report – preventing the next pandemic
Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic according to newly published UN Report. COVID-19 is just one example of the rising...
RSM COVID-19 Series: Impact on older population
Thursday 2 July, 12.30 to 1.00pm - The Royal Society of Medicine presents the next webinar in the COVID-19 Series: Impact on older population -...
Urgent action needed on BAME workforce risk assessments
Urgent action needed on BAME workforce risk assessments: According to a new survey from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and the UK Black Pharmacists Association...
Its a long road to recovery from COVID at home
Initial survey findings show the long road to recovery for people who have faced COVID at home without going into hospital. “We have been totally...
Covid-19: high cortisol indicates increased risk of death
COVID-19 patients with extremely high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly and die, according to new...
BAME communities disproportionately affected by Covid-19
In the UK and beyond, COVID-19 has been disproportionately deadly for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. The excess death rate among...
Lack of cancer diagnosis now a major crisis in UK
The need for urgent cancer diagnosis and screening is becoming more acute by each passing day according to one of the UK’s top cancer experts....
