Fifty-one of the 306 participants (16.9%) reported hav- ing previously had COVID-19, of which 34 were con- firmed by PCR test or serum antibodies, and 6 had been hospitalised by the virus. Four in ten (39.4%) participants stated that they lived with someone thought to be vul- ner...
Chi-square was used for categorical variables to test the impact of income quintile on food security status. Relative risk was calculated for the experience of food insecurity according to employment type, adherence to government guidelines for movement restriction, household income quintiles, and food...
Many thanks to the Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change (CERIC) at the Leeds University Business School for support with APC costs. We also want to thank Kate Hardy for valuable feedback and input while this article was in development, and Isabelle Huning for breaking up many...
In a new review paper, researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Leeds and Arizona, analyzed dozens of previous studies into long COVID to examine the number and range of people affected, the underlying mechanisms of disease, the many symptoms that patients develop, and current and future tre...
On the Beach will extend its free Covid-19 test offer to holidaymakers to cover the 2022 holiday season. The offer,launchedearlier this month, will now be applicable on trips up until the end of October next year. For new bookings made before October 31st, On the Beach will cover the co...
Police in the UK arelooking for a hit-and-run bike rider who seriously injured a 77-year-old womanin Leeds by crashing into her while riding on the sidewalk. Police in Milan, Italy arelooking for the bike-riding man who stabbed a pair of Egyptian brotherswhen they got out of their car...
Resonant breathing, which consists of a four-second inhale and six-second exhale through the nose repeated for 10 minutes, significantly improved symptoms among the 13 Long Covid patients in the University of Leeds study. Participants used a free heart rate variability app on their mobile phones,...
Fibre Extrusion Technology (FET), a Leeds, UK-based specialist in process solutions and equipment for the manmade yarns and fiber extrusion industry, has received unprecedented enquiries about its nonwoven meltblowing systems since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the company. “...
The acceptability and feasibility of large-scale testing with lateral flow tests (LFTs) for clinical and public health purposes has been demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic. LFTs can detect analytes in a variety of samples, providing a rapid read-o
Dr. Stephen Griffin, of the University of Leeds in England, said treatments that can prevent infection and serious illness are still needed. "Ideally, we will find something that stops the disease from progressing to a more advanced stage," he said, noting that remdesivir might yet prove to ...