People who think they are ‘invincible’ urged to be aware of long Covid impact
Long Covid, also known as post-Covid syndrome, is used to describe the effects of Covid-19 that continue beyond the initial illness.
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Light in the darkness
It has been an annus horribilis for most islanders, but as we approach a new year Matt Fallaize is trying to look on the bright side.
Voices|Dec 30, 2020
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Scientists trial new treatment to prevent infection soon after Covid-19 exposure
The antibody treatment could offer long-term protection to patients when it would be too late to offer a vaccine.
UK News|Dec 25, 2020
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Cell discovery gives hope to developing new vaccines – study
Scientists have discovered that the immune T-cell ‘self-renews’. It could help us to discover new vaccines against diseases.
UK News|Dec 15, 2020
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Rule change means more gay and bisexual men can give blood safely, NHS says
The Terrence Higgins Trust charity welcomed the news, saying the move will make for a ‘fairer blood donation system’ while also ensuring its safety.
UK News|Dec 14, 2020
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Cockney heroine Dame Barbara endeared herself to the nation
The actress has died aged 83.
UK News|Dec 11, 2020
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Professor ‘glad’ he did not face haemophilia treatment decisions earlier
Gordon Lowe held several positions at Glasgow Royal Infirmary between 1974 and 2009.
UK News|Dec 9, 2020
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Parents ‘told children were HIV positive without knowing they had been tested’
Dr Anna Pettigrew, who worked at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow, has been giving evidence remotely to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
UK News|Dec 7, 2020
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Biden picks California’s attorney general to be first Latino health secretary
Xavier Becerra, a prominent defender of Obamacare, will be among those heading up the new administration’s pandemic response.
World News|Dec 7, 2020
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Medics more concerned about HIV transmission than hepatitis, blood inquiry told
Professor Christopher Ludlam has been giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
UK News|Dec 4, 2020
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Patients not told they had HIV until two years after infection, inquiry told
Professor Christopher Ludlam has been giving evidence to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
UK News|Dec 3, 2020
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Patients not told of HIV diagnoses for two months, Infected Blood Inquiry told
In October 1984, Professor Christopher Ludlam discovered 16 haemophiliac patients had developed antibodies to HTLV-III, the previous name for HIV.
UK News|Dec 2, 2020
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Blood treatments were largely unchanged due to ‘small risk of Aids transmission’
Professor Christopher Ludlam, formerly of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, gave evidence remotely to the Infected Blood Inquiry on Wednesday.
UK News|Dec 2, 2020
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Harry praises Diana’s support for HIV patients on World Aids Day
His mother was the first member of the royal family to have contact with a person suffering from HIV/Aids.
UK News|Dec 1, 2020
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Haemophilia home therapy patients treated ‘in a bit of a crisis’, says professor
Professor Christopher Ludlam appeared remotely to give evidence to the infected blood inquiry on Tuesday.
UK News|Dec 1, 2020
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