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Muslims felt excluded from health policies during COVID-19

Published
Friday 30th 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. 

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Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom

Published
Wednesday 16th 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
Friday 26th May, 2023
Categories
Coronavirus

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

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

Published
Thursday 8th 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
Wednesday 16th 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. 

Professor Mary Beard will be giving this year's Alice Bacon lecture. January 2020

Mary Beard to give latest Alice Bacon Lecture

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture
University

Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.