The latest data released from the BMA's member survey with 4120 respondents finds significant levels of long-term COVID-19 symptoms, known as long COVID, in both patients and doctors. It found 31% have seen or treated patients with symptoms they believe are a longer-term effect of COVID-...
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the addition of a module to capture variables relating to maternal and newborn COVID-19 symptoms and test results. The COVID-19 module was designed to aid the descriptive analysis of neonatal outcomes by maternal COVID-19 status. Content was gui...
As Sebag Montefiore explains at the beginning, this a work of synthesis, based on his reading and travels over the decades, written up during the Covid lockdowns. It's a really remarkable work of popular history, and a lot of fun to read. Read expert recommendations Buy now Listen now ...
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, is a viral infection related to smallpox that typically causes flu-like symptoms, including fever, muscle pain, and skin lesions. The illness can last two to four weeks. Symptoms include high temperature, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen glands, exh...
Women who have mild inflammation in the acute stages of COVID-19 infection may be more likely to experience a particular set of long COVID symptoms, according to new research.
While COPD tends to worsen over time, it is highly manageable. Although there is no cure, effective management can greatly alleviate symptoms and slow disease progression. To support rehabilitation efforts, the West Ham United Foundation, in partnership with the East London NHS Foundation Trust, off...
A new study led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has demonstrated the potential of an AI tool they developed to predict the health trajectory of patients by forecasting future disorders, symptoms, medications and procedures. ...
"Nurses can work from an on-site command center, or even work from home to handle patient admissions, discharge and transfers, review of medical history and assessment of current symptoms." Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare, which has earned high marks for patient telehealth services,...
Dominic Cushnan, Director AI, Imaging & Deployment at the NHS AI Lab, said, "The lack of diversity and inclusivity in our current datasets are major challenges in our ability to ensure AI in health and care works for everyone. These standards are an important step towards transparent and comm...
Davies J. et al. (2023). The association between socioeconomic position and the symptoms and concerns of hospital inpatients seen by specialist palliative care: Analysis of routinely collected patient data.Palliative Medicine, 37(4), 575-585. ...