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Diabetes caused by long COVID potentially prevented by exercise
Experts suggest that exercising may be a promising treatment for preventing diabetes caused by long COVID, also helping to reduce the risk of depression.
Conducted...
Covid boosters available to most vulnerable children aged 12 to 15 years old
The NHS has announced that the Covid booster vaccination programme is open to vulnerable children aged 12 to 15 years old who are most...
Wearing face masks after meeting vaccination targets could save billions
A new study in the United States has found that wearing face masks for at least two weeks after achieving COVID-19 vaccination targets could...
COVID vaccine side effects are mild and short-lasting
Pioneering research has unveiled that COVID vaccine side effects are predominantly mild and start to decline rapidly one day following vaccination.
An extensive study in...
Scientists uncover how COVID-19 causes MIS in children
An international team of researchers has identified a new mechanism behind multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) that potentially reveals why the condition occurs...
COVID-19 restrictions reduced dengue fever cases by 750,000 in 2020
A new study shows that COVID-19 restrictions significantly reduced cases of dengue fever globally in 2020.
Dengue fever is a viral infection spread by mosquitos...
Molnupiravir recommended by WHO to reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed that the molnupiravir antiviral medication should be administered to patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at an...
NHS combat COVID backlogs with massive reservist recruitment drive
The NHS has revealed that they will be employing thousands of new NHS reservists to tackle the sizeable COVID backlogs currently impacting health services.
Announced...
Innovative plasma air conditioning technology destroys coronavirus aerosol
A team of Korean researchers have developed groundbreaking plasma air conditioning technology that can effectively eliminate coronavirus aerosol.
Pioneered by experts at the Korea Institute...
Covid vaccine effectiveness declines after six months without boosters
New research finds that Covid vaccine effectiveness substantially declines in protection rates after six months.
A new study confirms the overall vaccine effectiveness in preventing...
Digital flash glucose monitoring for patients with diabetes and COVID-19
Flash glucose monitoring was found to be as effective as traditional methods in patients with diabetes and COVID-19.
Patients with diabetes are at a higher...
Did travel quarantine rules in England reduce the spread of COVID-19?
A new UK study has comprehensively analysed the effectiveness of the travel quarantine rules in England during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts from the University of...
Study shows upper teens with high BMI at risk of severe COVID-19
A study has found that men with a high BMI in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalisation later...
How do natural killer cells respond to COVID-19 infection?
Scientists based in Sweden have performed an investigation to reveal how the immune system’s natural killer cells respond to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Research on how natural...
Vaccine hesitancy significantly influenced by social media misinformation
Using a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) method, a team of researchers has identified that COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is severely impacted by misinformation on social...
Vitamins and supplements do not lessen the chances of COVID-19 mortality
A new study of COVID-19 hospitalisation data found that taking vitamins and supplements do not lessen the chance of COVID-19 mortality.
A meta-analysis of 26...
Risk of mental illnesses increased after COVID-19 infection
Novel research suggests that people who contract a COVID-19 infection are at an elevated risk of developing a range of mental illnesses.
The study, published...
Scientists develop material that makes any surface antibacterial/antiviral
In a groundbreaking infection control innovation, a team of Korean scientists have created a novel material that provides antibacterial/antiviral properties to any object it...
COVID taste loss study reveals unprecedented insights into the disease
A team of researchers has performed the most extensive investigation to date into the prevalence of COVID taste loss.
Reports of COVID taste loss have...
Study suggests symptoms of long Covid is linked to effects on vagus nerve
New research suggests that many symptoms of long Covid could be linked to the effect of the virus on the vagus nerve.
Long Covid is...