Thousands of chronic disease patients die in Ukraine
WHO says few hospitals are functioning due to the Russian invasion leaving many without access to life-saving healthcare.
Tag: Long-term illness
Have doctors found the key to diagnosing long COVID?
In their case report, US doctors say a brain PET scan could be key to confirming the common condition.
The baffling case of metabolically healthy people with obesity
There is a growing global body positivity movement to combat the stigma and prejudice that overweight and obese individuals face. Some of this stigma arises…
The unaccounted death toll of COVID-19
The pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures have had wide-ranging indirect negative impacts on healthcare delivery.
Men ‘twice as likely to die’ from Parkinson’s disease
While the reasons behind the finding are unclear, the researchers speculate about hormonal and occupational exposures.
Patient activism and the fascinating story behind ‘long COVID’
Today, we use the term ‘long COVID’ to describe the lingering symptoms some people have many weeks or months after infection. But how long COVID came…
Top 7 symptoms of ‘long COVID’ revealed
Researchers have identified more than 50 lingering symptoms in recovered coronavirus patients.
GPs face years of coronavirus fallout, warns Professor Michael Kidd
'Long COVID' and preventable deaths are among the future challenge for doctors, says Australia's acting chief medical officer.
Former TB sanatoriums treating ‘long COVID’ patients
Up to 10% of beds at one Swiss facility are now filled by coronavirus patients coming for rehabilitation, says its medical director.
Pinpointing the rare cause of a painful, swollen knee
Is it a septic spectre or something else?
