Coronavirus has recently started to spike once more, raising fears the UK is dangling on the precipice of a second wave. The possibility has raised significant alarm given the time of year, as flu season is just around the corner. Incoming cold weather could mean both diseases spread with renewed ease, causing a double assault […]
Delays and cancelation of cancer treatments and other safety measures undertaken to minimize the risk of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19) have generated a huge backlog in oncology care and research.Thethreat of delayed diagnoses looms while oncology professionals face burnout, according to new studies discussed at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020. But is only COVID-19 […]
'Emerging evidence indicates that COVID-19 leads to blood clots in an estimated 30 per cent of critically-ill patients,' says Dr Zakia Khan, Senior Interventional Cardiologist of Fortis Hospital, Kalyan There is a lot that is still to be explored, with regard to the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. As the healthcare sector in different countries […]
Scientists have shown that the babies of mothers dealing with anxiety or depression exhibit physiologically stronger signs of stress than babies of healthy mothers, when given a standard stress test. These babies show a significantly increased heart rate, which researchers fear may lead to imprinted emotional stresses as the child grows up. The interaction of […]
Some Muslims are reluctant to donate organs after death due to beliefs about the afterlife. So a new website encouraging British Muslims to learn more about organ donation has now launched in hopes that more people will open up to staying on the register. OrganDonationInIslam.com summarises what the Islamic position on organ donation is and […]
Winter is traditionally a time with colds and flu are rife. And with a further 3,497 cases of coronavirus being announced in the UK, there are fears the virus too will surge when the seasons change, sparking a second wave. Some experts have suggested telling the difference between flu and coronavirus is essential for treatment. So […]
Penn Medicine researchers have found that middle-aged individuals—those born in the late 1960s and the 1970s—may be in a perpetual state of H3N2 influenza virus susceptibility because their antibodies bind to H3N2 viruses but fail to prevent infections, according to a new study led by Scott Hensley, Ph.D., an associate professor of Microbiology at the […]
The car stopped at the traffic lights and the girl in the passenger seat looked over. I caught her glance as I pushed my bike with its broken chain slowly up the steep hill in the pouring rain towards the train station, dressed only in shorts and a T-shirt, soaked to the skin. And rather […]
In older kids, the symptoms of UTIs are clear but it's quite challenging to check for the same in younger children. Dr Rajiv Kumar Yes, you heard it right. Urinary Tract Infection, which is quite common in kids too, is on the rise and it’s unfortunate that many parents, especially in Tier II & III […]
A recent survey of adults who tested positive for COVID-19 found that they were “twice as likely” to have recently dined at a restaurant than those who tested negative, the Centers for Disease Control said in a new study. The study, published on Thursday, was based on a survey of 314 people who were tested […]
