Specialist Updates Respiratory

Fatal pulmonary fibrosis can occur with COVID-19

11th August 2020
COVID-19 can result in fatal pulmonary fibrosis, according to a case report. Danish doctors describe the case of a woman in…
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Specialist Updates Respiratory

One injection protects preterm babies from RSV: trial results

11th August 2020
A single intramuscular injection of the monoclonal antibody nirsevimab reduces respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection…
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The surprising new COVID-19 symptom

10th August 2020
Doctors in the US believe they are the first to report persistent hiccups as a presenting complaint of COVID-19. A 62-year…
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Combination inhaler use falls in under-fives

10th August 2020
Prescriptions for combination asthma inhalers for children aged five or younger have plunged by more than 70% in five years…
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Expert tips for managing troublesome bleeding on LARCs

13th August 2020

A Q&A with reproductive and sexual health specialist, Dr Clare Boerma
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A GP guide to COVID-19's long-term sequelae

6th August 2020
Need to know: To date, the long-term sequelae from COVID-19 have been found to involve almost every organ system. Lasting…
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Children carry higher viral load in coronavirus

3rd August 2020
Children younger than five with COVID-19 carry a much higher viral load in their upper respiratory tracts than older…
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Super-spreaders do just that, exhaling large volumes of virus

29th July 2020
Unlike most people with active coronavirus, so-called super-spreaders transmit the virus via aerosols, highlighting the need…
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