Respiratory
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Warning on new swine flu threat
Pigs in China carry a flu virus with potential to cause pandemic in humans, researchers warned last night. Read more
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New drugs tested for SARS-Cov-2 treatment
Seven existing kinase inhibitor drugs have potential against SARS-Cov-2, European researchers say. Read more
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Dexamethasone cuts Covid-19 mortality – trial
The UK is to introduce the corticosteroid dexamethasone rapidly into the treatment of seriously ill Covid-19 patients following the success of a clinical trial, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Dementia gene linked to severe Covid-19 disease
People who carry two faulty copies of the APOE gene – linked to dementia – are at twice the risk of developing severe Covid-19, scientists have reported. Read more
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Focus on blood clotting in Covid-19 patients’
There is an urgent need to focus on medications that address dangerous blood clotting in Covid-19 patients, according to a leading haematologist. Read more
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Study to look at Covid-19 impact on blood cancer patients
A new UK study is to be launched that will examine how patients who receive stem cell transplants for blood cancers and blood disorders react to severe Covid-19 infection. Read more
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Lowering androgen may protect against Covid-19
Androgen-deprivation therapy given for prostate cancer may be protective against Covid-19 for these patients, researchers say today. Read more
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UK has highest concern over Covid-19
International surveys show more people in the UK are worried about Covid-19 than in other populations, according to a new analyis. Read more
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How the new virus spread and mutated worldwide
SARS-Cov-2 arrived in the UK and other countries through multiple carriers, according to a major genetic analysis unveiled today. Read more
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Hope for Covid-19 inflammation therapy
Scientists are working on a new nanoparticle treatment for septic shock and uncontrolled inflammation that might help Covid-19 care. Read more