Thousands missed heart attack treatment during pandemic
A third of people with heart attacks may not have gone to hospital at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New research shows that only...
Middle aged face more years of ill health than baby boomers
Despite expecting to live longer, people in their 40s and 50s are likely to suffer more years of ill health than older generations now...
Half of heart scans abnormal in Covid patients
and save lives ~
Half of Covid-19 patients who received a heart scan in hospital1 showed abnormalities in heart function, according to new research funded...
Covid chronicles’ – Keep a diary to help with Test and Trace says Manchester’s...
We’re all used to the concept of a diary as a record – but adding in extra details of where you have been or...
Greater Manchester children take part in voluntary coronavirus antibody research – ‘What’s the STORY’
A research study evaluating the presence of COVID-19 antibodies in children and young people is taking place at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
What’s...
Face masks and coverings work – act now says study
Cloth face coverings, even homemade masks made of the correct material, are effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19 - for the wearer and...
Aerosol transmission may spread COVID-19
The World Health Organisation needs to recognise that coronavirus might be spread by tiny respiratory droplets that remain in the air for prolonged periods,...
Scientists are developing a standardised UK-wide system for detecting coronavirus in wastewater
Scientists are developing a standardised UK-wide system for detecting coronavirus in wastewater, in order to provide an early warning of future outbreaks and reduce...
COVID-19 brain complications found across the globe
Cases of brain disease linked to COVID-19 are occurring across the globe, a new review by University of Liverpool researchers has shown.
Published in The Lancet...
Care Homes talk of ‘Immense frustration’ over information on resuming care home visits
The Boss of Care England, the largest representative body for independent providers of adult social care, has expressed immense frustration over the delay in...