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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Ireland announces local lockdowns as virus cases rise

Ireland on Friday announced new localised lockdown measures in three counties following an increase in coronavirus cases.

Aug 7, 2020

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Oncology & Cancer

Targeted treatment for leukemia approved on NHS in England

The targeted drug gilteritinib is now recommended for some adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on the NHS in England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) overturned their initial rejection of ...

Jul 17, 2020

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Oncology & Cancer

New treatment for rare blood cancer approved for NHS use in England

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the drug brentuximab vedotin to treat some adults with a rare type of fast-growing lymphoma.

Jul 13, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK to end quarantine for travelers from 'low-risk' countries

The British government said Friday it is scrapping a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from a number of countries deemed "lower risk" for the coronavirus, including France, Spain, Germany and Italy.

Jul 3, 2020

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Medications

Cheap drug is first shown to improve COVID-19 survival

Researchers in England say they have the first evidence that a drug can improve COVID-19 survival: A cheap, widely available steroid reduced deaths by up to one third in severely ill hospitalized patients.

Jun 16, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Rapid COVID-19 test granted EU approval

Even as coronavirus testing is ramping up across the world, the issue of speed and accuracy in diagnosis still poses a challenge for public health authorities. A research group supported by the EU-funded HG nCoV19 test project ...

Jun 15, 2020

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Pediatrics

Siblings of infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly at 10-fold risk of same death

The siblings of infants who have died suddenly and unexpectedly run 10 times the risk of dying in the same way, indicates a long term analysis of monitoring data, published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Jun 11, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Who has been infected with COVID-19 and why?

A research project at Trinity is finding out who has been infected with COVID-19 amongst our older population, and more importantly why.

Jun 9, 2020

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK's official virus-related death toll surpasses 40,000

The U.K. became the second country to officially record more than 40,000 coronavirus-related deaths as more than 100 scientists wrote to the British government on Friday to urge it to reconsider lifting virus lockdown restrictions.

Jun 5, 2020

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