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Covid-19 Pandemic

More action needed on pharmacy risk assessments

More action needed on pharmacy risk assessments: - A new survey carried out by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and…

How do you stay safe outdoors?

How do you stay safe outdoors during the Pandemic?  Emma Hammett of First Aid For Life advises how to stay…

Medical and fabric masks: who wears what when

https://youtu.be/esM_ePHn0aw This animation from the World Health Organisation explains who should wear medical and fabric masks in the context of…

Town of Vo study reveals more than 40% asymptomatic

A study of COVID-19 in the quarantined Italian town of Vò, where most of the population was tested, reveals the…

One in three wait 6 months for sarcoma diagnosis

One in three UK patients face deadly six-month wait for accurate diagnosis of sarcoma cancer, charity Sarcoma UK warns during…

Prostate cancer treatment abiraterone not available

Men in England & Wales miss out on abiraterone as first-line treatment for advanced prostate cancer: The Institute of Cancer…

Medical tools using photonics developed quicker

Medical tools using photonics developed quicker thanks to new EU Pilot Line.  The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need to…

Covid-19: behavioural science key to ‘test and trace’

Behavioural science key to success of 'test and trace' app says British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) has…

Study examines lockdown impact on older people

The impact of lockdown on older people is under scrutiny by researchers at the University of Aberdeen who are seeking…

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…

Covid-19: Stroke clot buster drugs

Stroke clot buster drugs could be harnessed to tackle COVID-19. A drug commonly used to treat patients suffering from strokes…

Expanding our ability to test, test, test

At the moment, people who are suspected of having Covid 19 undergo a swab PCR test which looks for genetic…

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