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The Rise of 3D Printing in the COVID-19 Pandemic

3D printing has helped to ease the burden faced by healthcare providers in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in a variety of ways.

11 Feb 2021

Long-term Effects of COVID-19 in Athletes

Cardiac abnormality including myocarditis has been shown in many COVID-19 patients, Myocarditis is associated with sudden mortality in athletes.

2 Feb 2021

Alternative and Western Medicine

Alternative medicine has become increasingly popular. Half the global population use some form of alternative medicine annually.

25 Jan 2021

Can Pets Get COVID-19?

Some species can contract COVID-19 following close contact with infected humans, including some domestic pets.

22 Jan 2021

What is a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG)?

Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG) are pediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGG) that are infiltrative tumors of the brainstem.

22 Jan 2021

What is the Clinical Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Patients?

Cancer patients are more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, can experience more severe complications of COVID-19 and treatment can be delayed.

21 Jan 2021

Repurposing Drugs for COVID-19

The term ‘drug repurposing’ refers to the process by which new therapeutic uses for existing drugs are identified. This has been essential in COVID-19.

21 Jan 2021

COVID-19 and Animals

COVID-19 has been classified as a zoonotic disease - a disease which is naturally communicable between humans and vertebrate animals.

20 Jan 2021

What is Long COVID?

Whilst COVID-19 symptoms subside in most patients after a couple of weeks, there is an emerging group of people who suffer long-term effects (long COVID).

20 Jan 2021

COVID-19 and Obesity

The SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) has been associated with a number of comorbidities, including obesity.

20 Jan 2021

How is ECMO Being Used to Treat Severe COVID-19?

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a method of providing heart and lung support to patients that may be used in extreme cases of COVID-19

19 Jan 2021

What is Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)?

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a method of lung and heart life support for patients with inadequate blood perfusion or gas exchange.

18 Jan 2021

An Overview of the COVID-19 Vaccines

Pharmaceutical companies have been racing to develop safe and effective vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), reaching clinical trials in record time.

18 Jan 2021

What Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 are Causing Concern?

As SARS-CoV-2 has spread, it has evolved and developed mutations, causing new variants of the disease. This article provides an insight into all variations.

15 Jan 2021

Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Factors

Changes to the brain can lead to the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a type of dementia, and it has several risk factors associated with it.

14 Jan 2021

How Does Pain Affect Your Sleep?

The fact that pain affects sleep negatively is well known; however, there are ways in which this can be managed and curtailed.

13 Jan 2021

How Does Sleep Affect Your Immunity?

During sleep, your body releases cytokines, which are essential for immunity and the regulation of the immune system.

8 Jan 2021

Difference Between Nightmares and Night Terrors

Nightmares and night terrors (also known as sleep terrors) are both part of a group of sleep disorders referred to as parasomnias.

8 Jan 2021

How Effective are Antibodies for Treating COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic has led scientists to investigate alternative treatments for the effects of this disease, including monoclonal antibody therapies.

7 Jan 2021