Hospitals are rationing oxygen and ambulances are waiting outside for as long as nine hours outside to hand over patients as the UK’s health system buckles under the growing pressures of COVID-19. Staff are preparing for the situation to reach its worst point in the coming weeks, with hospitals struggling to cope with the sheer… Read More »
SATURDAY, OCT. 31, 2020 — COVID-19 may cause heart damage, which can be especially concerning to athletes eager to return to play as soon as they can. Myocarditis — inflammation in the heart usually caused by a viral infection — can lead to sudden death during exercise. With that in mind, the American College of… Read More »
We’re not doctors. There is enough authoritative information online on how to survive COVID-19 — wash your hands like your life depends on it (because it probably does), wear surgical masks (not those silly fashion masks, please!) and keep a social distance. But what about your mental health? What about not losing your mind from… Read More »
While the most common signs of coronavirus are a dry cough, fever, and shortness of breath, a new study has found a new, lingering symptom that can last five months after infection. It is dubbed “COVID toes” and it is when the body part turns purple from the disease. The skin condition typically develops within… Read More »
The coronavirus struck the United States earlier this year with devastating force. In April, it killed more than 10,000 people in New York City. By early May, nearly 50,000 nursing home residents and their caregivers across the country had died. But as the virus continued its rampage over the summer and fall, infecting nearly 8.5… Read More »
Lead researcher for the project Dr Chris Chiu, from Imperial College London, said: “My team has been safely running human challenge studies with other respiratory viruses for over 10 years. No study is completely risk free, but the Human Challenge Programme partners will be working hard to ensure we make the risks as low as… Read More »