Alternative care plans for vulnerable patients
Alternative care plans explored for vulnerable patients amid pandemic. Substitute care plans for vulnerable patients whose regular hospital and GP…
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Virtual RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2020
With this year’s Chelsea Flow Show cancelled owing to the coronavirus crisis, this week the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has…
Covid-19 canine detectives
Six canine faces look out at the camera. You would be forgiven for assuming they are modelling pet products –…
Europe’s first lung transplant on Covid-19 patient
Europe's first lung transplant on coronavirus patient is carried out by MedUni Vienna/Vienna General Hospital. Last week, the Department of…
Job loss and mental health
Job loss and mental health: How do you cope? The pandemic has created worries for everyone, but particularly for those…
Covid-19 impact on blood cancer patients receiving stem cell transplants
A new study will look at how patients, who receive stem cell transplants for blood cancers and blood disorders, react…
Lung damage, thrombosis and multi organ failure
Evidence from autopsies show that COVID-19 causes pulmonary arterial thrombosis and damages other organs as well as the lungs. COVID-19,…
Musculoskeletal health during lockdown
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen will investigate musculoskeletal health during the Covid_19 lockdown. A £52,000 grant has been awarded…
Back to school: Keeping your kids healthy
GP and mum to two toddlers and a newborn, Dr Laura Lenihan gives you her top tips on how to…
Covid-19 detection dogs
Medical Detection Dogs have proved that dogs can detect #Parkinsons, #malaria, #cancer . They are now training them to join…