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Muslims felt excluded from health policies during COVID-19

Published: 30 August 2024
Categories: Coronavirus | Health | Research

People from diverse backgrounds must be included in the development of healthcare policies to ensure all groups' needs are met, new research into palliative care for the Muslim community has found.

Rare health condition cases surge during COVID-19 pandemic

Published: 23 May 2024
Categories: Health | Coronavirus

A rare condition surged among previously unaffected groups of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and led to the deaths of nine patients, researchers say.

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Tech assisted breathing exercises relieve Long Covid symptoms

Published: 29 January 2024
Categories: Science | News | Coronavirus | Research

Simple breathing exercises done twice daily while using a mobile phone app can help relieve the symptoms of Long Covid, new research has found.

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Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom

Published: 16 August 2023
Categories: Health | Coronavirus | Science | Research

An unusual case of a Long Covid patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, new research shows.

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‘No time for complacency’ with COVID-19

Published: 26 May 2023
Categories: Coronavirus

Senior health experts have warned European governments and institutions against complacency in their ongoing response to COVID-19.

First-wave COVID-19 linked to long-term depressive symptoms

Published: 8 December 2022
Categories: Coronavirus | Health

People who reported contracting COVID-19 early in the pandemic were twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms 13 months later than those who did not, new research has found.

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Preventing European cancer epidemic

Published: 16 November 2022
Categories: Science | Coronavirus | Health | Research

Europe will face a cancer epidemic in the next decade if weaknesses in cancer health systems and cancer research are not urgently addressed, say the authors of a major new report.

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Helping patients manage long COVID at home

Published: 24 August 2022
Categories: Health | Coronavirus

A test to help patients manage long COVID at home has been developed.

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Can robotics help us achieve sustainable development?

Published: 23 June 2022
Categories: Technology | Global

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Leeds, have assessed how robotics and autonomous systems might facilitate or impede the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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COVID-19's toll on global cardiac services

Published: 31 May 2022
Categories: Research | Global | Coronavirus | Health

A major study has revealed the global collateral damage caused by the disruption to cardiac services from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Open and shut case – the benefits of good ventilation in schools

Published: 25 May 2022
Categories: Working with our region | Science | Coronavirus | Health

As the number of COVID-19 cases across the UK fall, head teachers are being urged to retain measures to keep classrooms well ventilated.

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Arms race to track the changes in structural biology

Published: 28 April 2022
Categories: Health | Science

Scientists are locked in an arms race to understand the ever-changing structure of proteins, argues a Nobel Prize winning structural biologist.

Exercise warnings over long COVID recovery

Published: 26 April 2022
Categories: Coronavirus | Health | Science

Patients experiencing long COVID are receiving “inconsistent advice” on how to resume physical activities, according to a major study.

Screen use soars among UK adults post-lockdown

Published: 1 April 2022
Categories: Health | Arts & Culture | Coronavirus | Research

New research warns that screen use significantly increased among adults during the COVID-19 lockdowns and has continued at a high rate since, highlighting the need for Government guidance.

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Anti-viral light neutralises COVID-19

Published: 23 March 2022
Categories: Science | Technology | Coronavirus | Health

A new type of ultraviolet light can efficiently kill airborne microbes, such as those which cause COVID-19, a study has found after successful trials.

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