Nov 12, 2020
A drug used for multiple sclerosis nearly halves the chance of developing severe coronavirus symptoms in hospitalised patients and may prevent deaths, a new trial has shown. Covid patients at nine hospitals including Southampton General were given an inhaled version of the treatment interferon beta-1a and were twice as likely to recover within 14 days as […]
Nov 12, 2020
The number of patients waiting more than a year for NHS treatment has risen 100-fold in a year, new figures show. Across England, 139,545 people had waited more than 52 weeks to start treatment as of September this year – the highest number for any calendar...
Nov 10, 2020
Nearly one in five people is diagnosed with a psychiatric condition within three months of contracting coronavirus – double the usual rate from other illnesses, a study has shown. Although mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are common after an...
Nov 9, 2020
Covid patients should be sent to hospital earlier, researchers have said after finding that just a small drop in blood oxygen levels can indicate an increased risk of dying. A paper published by UK academics and led by the NHS’s national clinical lead for patient...
Nov 8, 2020
GPs have insisted they are “pulling their weight” during the Covid pandemic after being warned to stop refusing to see patients face-to-face. A coalition of nearly 1,000 family doctors hit out at the “widespread public impression that GPs are...
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