Fire service instructors’: Limit exposures to 9 per month
New research published in Experimental Physiology suggests that fire service instructors are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases due to…
Heart & Lung
World Heart Rhythm Week 2020
ARRHYTHMIA ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES WORLD HEART RHYTHM WEEK 1 - 7 JUNE 2020. World Heart Rhythm Week, the brainchild of Arrhythmia…
A female partner may be key to successful weight loss in men
The key to successful weight loss for men is women when they live with a female partner, a new study…
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…
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,…
Covid-19: new respiratory support system
A respiratory support system has been developed in Wales to fight Covid-19. Engineers at University of Wales Trinity Saint David…
Life saving ‘pre-hab’ service for lung cancer patients
Consultants at Barts Health have trialled a potentially lifesaving 'pre-hab' programme to help patients become physically fit so that they…
Diastolic dysfunction more dangerous than previously thought
Sudden cardiac death is a common cause of death in patients with reduced systolic ejection function. As part of a…
Make May Purple for the Stroke Association
https://youtu.be/rjwWBahKQjk Make May Purple is the Stroke Association fundraising and awareness campaign that coincides with National Stroke Awareness month. The…