COVID-19 Related News
Transforming clinical care delivery to support long COVID patients
Rachel Young, of Sheffield Hallam University, explains how clinical care could be modified to better support those recovering from long COVID.
Long COVID, or post-COVID...
B Medical Systems provides cold chain storage for Sputnik V vaccine rollout
Vaccine cold chain expert B Medical Systems has partnered with Dr. Reddy’s in the pan India rollout of the Sputnik V vaccines.
As part of...
Understanding the impact of long COVID to improve future treatment
A study into long COVID has highlighted the need for greater research, diagnostic procedures, and pandemic preparedness moving forward.
For the foreseeable future, the coronavirus...
New COVID-19 insights could improve outcomes for transplant patients
People who have received a solid organ transplant are more likely to suffer from severe COVID-19 infection, new research has found.
A team of researchers...
Adapting UVC technology into the UK’s public and private medical sector
LumniCleanse provides mobile and practical sterilisation systems, designed to kill 99.9999% of bacteria and viruses.
The market for UV products is rapidly expanding; and UVC...
COVID-19 nasal spray effective against variants
A nasal spray that has been tested in clinical trials and proved to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 has also been found to work against...
Research highlights lack of support for taste and smell loss patients
People who have lost their sense of smell are not getting the support they need from the healthcare system, new research has suggested.
A study...
EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation enters into application
The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation has now entered into application, meaning that EU citizens and residents will be able to have their Digital...
Review shows under-reported cases of long COVID in NHS records
A review of fully pseudonymised GP records of 57.9 million patients in England has shown that cases of Long COVID are being under-reported in...
AI technology identifies 160 possible new drug treatments for COVID-19
Scientists have discovered a total of 200 approved drugs that could treat COVID-19, but only 40 are currently being tested in clinical trials.
Researchers from...
Easy, user-friendly saliva sampling to improve infection control
As saliva sampling becomes more widely considered as a method for COVID-19 testing, ConceptoMed brings an easy and accessible solution for saliva collection.
Bringing innovative,...
XPhyto therapeutics supplies Berlin test centres with PCR tests
XPhyto Therapeutics Corp. has signed a master supply agreement with Beovita GmbH & Co. KG and Tackleberries GmbH for PCR Tests.
Beovita GmbH & Co....
AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine blood clots mitigated with early detection
Early testing for blood clots in people who have received the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine led to successful treatment, highlighting the need for increased awareness among...
CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine safe for children as young as three
A clinical trial has proven that the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children and adolescents aged between three to 17.
The CoronaVac vaccine, which...
Previous COVID-19 infection does not hinder IVF success, study finds
Previous COVID-19 infection does not affect the chances of IVF success despite SARS-CoV-2 receptors being present in the ovary, new research has shown.
A study...
Precise Rapid Testing: the key to reopening Germany’s economy
Following the revelation that antigen tests are increasingly inaccurate, XPhyto Therapeutics have the solution, a point-of-care PCR test that yields results in only 25...
Rapid testing and COVID-19 tracking in Europe
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control tells HEQ about the role of COVID-19 testing in preventing the spread of the virus.
The European...
Understanding COVID-19 and the vaccine cold chain
B Medical Systems discusses the importance of reliable, high quality bio-medical storage and the crucial impact of the vaccine cold chain.
Optimal cold chain infrastructures...
£250m funding for adult social care infection control
Adult social care in the UK is to receive an extra £250m funding to continue to protect against COVID-19 transmission.
A total of £142.5m of...
App aids safe prescribing of COVID-19 treatment drugs
A new mobile app has been launched to advise on the safe prescribing of experimental drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.
The University of Liverpool...