All the updated news related to respiratory infections

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Long-lasting coughs ‘may be one infection after another’

Coughs that last a long time this winter may be the result of people picking up one infection after another, a GP expert has said. Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, said doctors have noticed that the current round ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Childhood infection ‘linked to risk of respiratory disease death as an adult’

Contracting a respiratory infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia during childhood is associated with a higher risk of death from a respiratory illness as an adult, research suggests. Children who had a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) ...

07 Mar 2023 at 23:30

Use of virtual wards for patients with acute respiratory infections recommended

Virtual wards have been recommended for use by patients with acute respiratory infections in a bid to free up NHS beds and save the health service money. The wards are technology platforms which allow clinicians to provide hospital-standard ...

18 Aug 2023 at 00:01

New RSV jab could prevent thousands of older people dying, researchers say

The lives of thousands of elderly people in the UK could be saved each year by a new vaccine that protects against a respiratory virus, according to a study. It could also help free up thousands GP appointments and hospital beds, ...

25 Sept 2024 at 00:05

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Waterford Psychiatry Dept backs 'clean hands' initiative

The HSE South East Community Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Nursing Team organised and promoted a RESIST Day in the Dept. of Psychiatry (DoP) in Waterford. Three Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Nurse ...

02 Sept 2024 at 13:33

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