COVID-19
ICU nurses at risk of PTSD, severe anxiety or problem drinking due to COVID trauma, finds study
New research from King's College London and published in Occupational Medicine shows the stark impact of working in critical care during the...
Research
Cooling vests could alleviate heat strain caused by PPE
They wore the vest over their medical clothing but under their protective clothing.
Healthcare workers seven times more likely to get ‘severe’ COVID-19, finds study
The authors noted that increased risk was due to occupation rather than socioeconomic status.
Coronavirus symptoms last up to six weeks in ‘a third of cases’, finds study
The term "long COVID" has been coined to describe the disease in people who continue to report symptoms several weeks...
Improved end of life care planning allows more patients to die at home, finds study
When asked, just 1% of patients in the study said they wanted to die in hospital.
Medicines regulator formally asked to approve UK-developed Coronavirus vaccine
Any approval would be subject to the company submitting the necessary safety, quality and efficacy data.
Families of healthcare staff twice as likely to be hospitalised with Coronavirus, finds study
One in eight healthcare workers and one in five household members required admission to critical care units.
Coronavirus antibodies fall just ‘weeks to months after infection’, concludes study
Researches say that it remains unclear whether antibodies provide any effective level of immunity.
Health and care workers most likely to have COVID-19 antibodies, finds study
A massive 32% of those found to have antibodies reported having no symptoms at all.
Patients and public drastically overestimate CPR success, finds study
The long-term impact of CPR on patients is also commonly underestimated.
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