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10/07/2020 - Pandemic getting worse - WHO
The COVID-19 pandemic is "getting worse," the World Health Organisation has warned, as the global curve shows little sign of flattening. More
10/07/2020 - Different treatment needed for non-smoking lung cancer patients
Lung cancer in non-smokers is a different disease from that found in smokers and is likely to require different treatment, a new study published last night has found. More
02/07/2020 - 'Major weaknesses' in COVID-19 antibody tests
The COVID-19 antibody tests have major weaknesses, according to a review of the latest international research published today. More
30/06/2020 - Warning on new swine flu threat
Pigs in China carry a flu virus with potential to cause pandemic in humans, researchers warned last night. More
25/06/2020 - Tongue bacteria clue to heart failure
Tongue bacteria can provide an important indication of the condition of patients with heart failure, according to a new study. More
24/06/2020 - Mixed results for embryo vitrification
Human embryo vitrification is safe – but has significant limitations, according to an analysis published today. More
05/06/2020 - High blood pressure mortality risk for Covid-19
People with raised blood pressure are at twice the risk of dying from Covid-19 compared to those without hypertension, according to an analysis published today. More
04/06/2020 - Cholesterol levels fall in the West but rise in Asia
Cholesterol levels are declining sharply in Western nations - but rising in Asia, according to the largest global study of its kind. More
29/05/2020 - Face masks at home could curb Covid-19
Wearing face masks at home could help to stop the spread of Covid-19 among people in the same household, but only before symptoms develop, according to a Chinese study. More
19/05/2020 - Dairy 'lowers diabetes and high blood pressure risk'
Two daily servings of dairy products – especially full-fat ones – are linked to reduced risks of diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a major international analysis reported today. More
15/05/2020 - Antiviral shows promise for Covid-19 patients
Treatment with antivirals has been shown to speed up the recovery of Covid-19 patients, according to a Canadian study published today. More
13/05/2020 - Children's Covid-19 symptoms highlighted
Covid-19 infection in children may not start with a cough, but gastrointestinal symptoms with fever, according to a new report from China. More
11/05/2020 - Blood enzyme may explain male virus susceptibility
The ACE2 enzyme may help explain why men are more vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus than women, Dutch researchers report today. More
04/05/2020 - Immune system clues to virus care
Immune suppressants might play a role in the early treatment of Covid-19, one expert has suggested amid several studies highlighting the body's over-reaction to the virus. More
24/04/2020 - Action of key tuberculosis drug identified
British scientists say they have found how a key drug can kill the tuberculosis bacterium, potentially paving the way for the development of new therapies. More
22/04/2020 - Covid-19 antiviral drug trial unsuccessful - but vaccine trials launched
British doctors are to begin clinical trials of a vaccine against Covid-19 infection tomorrow – as trials of antiviral medicines continued to prove disappointing. More
09/04/2020 - Raised Covid-19 risk for smokers and lung disease patients
Smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are at hugely increased risk of severe Covid-19 infection because of high levels of one enzyme, researchers warn today. More
07/04/2020 - Plasma therapy shows promise - China
Plasma therapy from recovered patients has shown promise as a treatment for critically ill Covid-19 victims, Chinese doctors have reported. More
03/04/2020 - SARS drug ready for clinical trial
A drug developed to treat lung disease has shown early promise against the Covid-19 virus, researchers reported last night. More
30/03/2020 - Call to increase quarantine after recovery
The quarantine period for patients recovering from Covid-19 infection may need to be increased, according to a study from China. More
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