Coronavirus tests – how should they be used?
People often ask if there a case for using both the molecular test and the antigen test. International Medical Information (IMI) interviewed two pathology experts – Mr Michael […]
People often ask if there a case for using both the molecular test and the antigen test. International Medical Information (IMI) interviewed two pathology experts – Mr Michael […]
Understanding what the different tests mean and how they can be used most appropriately underpins the test and trace process. International Medical Information (IMI) interviewed two pathology experts […]
A largescale global trial designed to test the theory that the widely-used BCG vaccine could help protect against COVID-19 will soon recruit healthcare staff and care home workers […]
Indomethacin reduces the severity and duration of covid-19 symptoms and the need for hospital admissions There is mounting evidence to support the use of indomethacin to control covid-19 […]
As politicians grapple with the idea of a lockdown or a more stringent lockdown GPs have called for an end to the ‘one-track’ response – using covid deaths […]
As the number of signatures on the Great Barrington Declaration nears half a million, support for the focused protection that it advocates appears to be growing There are […]
Flu vaccination is safe, effective and is offered free of charge to thirty million people in the UK this year in the country’s largest flu-immunisation programme to date […]
During the pandemic the oncology pharmacy service at Velindre Cancer Centre demonstrated its ability to react rapidly to service demands and to patients’ needs, according to Rhiannon Walters-Davies, […]
Modifications of cancer treatment regimens to reduce time spent in hospital, a drive-through pharmacy service and a technician-led virtual counselling clinic were some of the measures introduced at […]
The key message for primary care is about using the guidance document, Differentiation of the Cs to enable health care professionals to triage patients more accurately, says Professor David Baldwin, […]
Differentiation of the Cs is a document aimed at health care professionals working in primary care to help them to triage their patients. It provides a simple table that […]
The lung cancer service has been very seriously affected by the coronavirus pandemic, in particular, lung cancer referrals have fallen sharply during lockdown, says Professor David Baldwin, chairman […]