COVID-19 Related News
Telehealth and coronavirus: reducing the impact of the pandemic
In a time of restricted movement, caring for patients can pose a number of challenges. However, telehealth is revolutionising how we practice care, and...
Guidelines on COVID-19 testing issued by European Commission
As part of the European Roadmap towards lifting COVID-19 containment measures, the Commission is presenting guidelines on coronavirus testing methodologies.
The guidance aims to support...
The Wellcome Trust’s battle to turn COVID-19 to COVID-Zero
COVID-19 is a global crisis – but a solvable one. The Wellcome Trust is inviting businesses to donate a percentage of funds to help...
Could azithromycin prevent NHS workers from developing COVID-19?
Do you think azithromycin or doxycycline administered daily to frontline NHS workers prevent them from developing COVID-19? Researchers from the University of Salford tell...
How Artificial Intelligence is helping the fight against COVID-19
A new, experimental Artificial Intelligence tool is helping in the fight against COVID-19 by predicting which patients may develop respiratory disease from the virus.
The...
COVID-19 research may be on the horizon with the help of Cerebriu
Cerebriu has entered a COVID-19 research deal with the aim to create a model for estimating the risk of newly diagnosed patients of needing...
Heat map of COVID-19 symptoms created by heath and data scientists
A new, publicly available heat map of people with COVID-19 symptoms in the UK has been created by health and data scientists.
Health and data...
New study to look at impact of COVID-19 on cannabis patients
A new study will be looking at the impact of the novel coronavirus – COVID-19 – on patients who use medical cannabis.
A preliminary study...
Study shows trial drug effectively blocks COVID-19 in early stages
A new study has found that a trial drug effectively blocks the early stages of COVID-19.
The drug treatment, called APN01, holds promise for stopping...
Are face masks useful for stopping the spread of COVID-19?
As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe face masks are in high demand – but are they effective?
COVID-19 is arguably a preventable disease,...
SureWash: safe hand hygiene encouraged by augmented reality apps
SureWash, the Irish tech company, have stepped into the world of augmented reality apps and launched an interactive software system helping to promote safe...
The endocrine system: steroids put patients at high risk for COVID-19
Patients with endocrine system related diseases, and those who are taking a class of steroid medications called glucocorticoids, are at high risk for COVID-19.
The...
COVID-19: first comprehensive estimates from mainland China
The first comprehensive estimates from mainland China of the proportion of people with COVID-19 who required hospitalisation, and latest death rate estimates, both show...
Manchester scientists and clinicians respond to COVID-19 crisis
In an unprecedented move, scientists and clinicians across Greater Manchester have formed a rapid response research group to find ways to beat the COVID-19...
Horizon 2020 collaboration to develop COVID-19 vaccine
OPENCORONA consortium has been awarded €3m funding by Horizon 2020 to support emergency research and development against the COVID-19 outbreak, aiming to develop a...
Covid-19: Oxford medical students join fight against the pandemic
Medical students from Oxford University are stepping-up to help support in the fight against the coronavirus – known as Covid-19 – pandemic.
Twenty-four final year...
Protecting the older population from the threat of coronavirus
What are we doing to protect the older population from the threat of coronavirus and other dangerous infectious diseases? The Soapy hygiene micro-station may...
Telehealth services experiencing an explosion of demand due to the coronavirus
In light of the coronavirus pandemic, across the world many telehealth services are witnessing a surge in patients as hospitals attempt to veer care...
Expert answers: can cannabis and CBD affect coronavirus?
In this article, integrative medicine expert, Dr Dani Gordon, answers peoples’ question of whether cannabis and CBD can affect contracting or recovering from COVID-19,...
COVID-19: advice for patients with digestive conditions such as IBD
A new paper has outlined key information for patients living with chronic digestive conditions, such as IBD, in relation to COVID-19, or coronavirus.
A paper...