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…
Heart & Lung
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…
Covid-19: Targeting brain may help lung injury
New research published today in The Journal of Physiology suggests that lung injury is not limited to the lungs. Targeting…
Covid-19: AI auto-scans lung X-rays
Coronavirus can be identified automatically from sick patients' lung X-rays using artificial intelligence (AI) developed at Brunel University London. The…
Covid-19: Supporting radiographers online
Cumbria University leads international effort to support radiographers during coronavirus pandemic. University of Cumbria academics Ken Holmes and Professor Peter Hogg…
Covid-19: Leading Cardiologist’s advice on exercise
Leading Cardiologist Professor Sharma explains how to exercise safely during the pandemic and how marathon runners can cope with the…