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People with mild Covid are likely to be infectious for five days, study suggests

People with mild Covid are likely to be infectious for an average of five days, a new study estimates. Only one in five people in the study were infectious before symptoms started, it was suggested. According to the research, two-thirds of cases ...

19 Aug 2022 at 07:46

Sleep quality more important than duration to stay healthy, research suggests

Experiencing good quality sleep is more important than getting the recommended seven to nine hours when it comes to keeping illnesses at bay, a study suggests. New research has found that people who do not get quality sleep or enough sleep are ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Call for more city parks to improve children’s lungs

More must be done to ensure children have access to parks and other green spaces to improve their lung health, a new study suggests. Researchers examined more than 3,000 city-dwelling children and found that those who moved closer to green ...

27 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Covid cases ‘could rise rapidly as isolation ends’

Covid cases could rise “rapidly” as isolation ends, Government scientists have warned, with some saying the next variant could be more deadly. A sub-group informing the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) suggested ...

18 Feb 2022 at 16:55

Inaccurate blood oxygen device readings ‘higher in different ethnic groups’

Inaccurate readings from devices that measure blood oxygen levels could be making it difficult to assess the severity of Covid-19 in people from different ethnic groups, research suggests. Pulse oximeters attach a clip-like ...

27 Jan 2022 at 15:25

Teens more likely to try vaping than smoking – study

A significant number of teens who try vaping have never smoked, a new study suggests. Researchers from the Tobacco Free Research Institute Ireland said that the proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds who had tried e-cigarettes ...

04 Sept 2022 at 01:01

New study to track respiratory viruses

Researchers are hoping to better understand respiratory viruses like colds and flus through the launch of a new study. The Wellcome Sanger Institute’s new respiratory virus and microbiome initiative (RVI) will lay the ...

10 Jan 2023 at 16:00

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 ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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Mum urges parents to ‘trust their instincts’ after ‘happy little boy’ took three months to recover from RSV and Covid

A mother whose “happy little boy” took three months to recover after spending two nights in hospital on an oxygen ventilator, testing positive for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Covid, has urged other parents ...

22 Mar 2023 at 07:00

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 ...

07 Mar 2023 at 23:30

Jab for common illness among over 60s on the horizon after regulatory approval

A jab aimed at reducing thousands of deaths and hospital admissions among the elderly has been approved for use in the UK. Regulators have given the green light for the first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ...

10 Jul 2023 at 17:05

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Lung health charity calls for inequalities and poverty ‘to be tackled head on’

People with lung conditions in Scotland are twice as likely to need emergency hospital treatment if they live in poverty, research suggests. The figure, calculated using hospital admission data released by ...

19 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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