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 deterioration found that current NHS guidelines on blood oxygen levels […]
Nov 6, 2020
A coroner who has overseen inquests into five anorexia deaths has warned there is a “level of ignorance” among medics about the illness that needs to change. Sean Horstead expressed disbelief that experts were still “wringing their hands” about the disease eight years...
Oct 29, 2020
The analysis forms part of a new report entitled “The Forgotten C?”, which says the backlog has been caused by thousands of people not going to visit their GPs as well as disruption to vital appointments, surgeries, and treatments during the first wave of...
Oct 16, 2020
Millions of pensioners have been “crushed” by lockdown, with many vulnerable people losing confidence, mobility and functions such as memory, a major report shows. Age UK said the lockdown restrictions had left many vulnerable people isolated and anxious,...
Oct 5, 2020
Prof Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, said their research had found that the effects of the virus lingered for a long time in significant numbers of people. Researchers from King’s College London and health-science...
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