Dual dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine elicits strong antibody immune responses in older people DescriptionA University of Birmingham-led study has found that 98% of people aged 80 or over who had two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine had a strong antibody immune response.Date:01/04/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research New study finds strong immune response following COVID-19 vaccination DescriptionUniversity of Birmingham with support from the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium has found that 99% of people generate a robust immune response against COVID-19 after just one dose of the Pfizer vaccine.Date:29/03/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Patients should receive COVID-19 vaccine before surgery to reduce risk of postoperative death – study DescriptionPatients waiting for elective surgery should get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population – potentially helping to avoid thousands of post-operative deaths linked to the virusDate:24/03/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Experts support health professionals and mums-to-be on COVID vaccination DescriptionGlobal health professionals are joining the latest in a series of online expert workshops aimed at improving the care of pregnant women during the current COVID-19 pandemic.Date:12/03/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences COVID-19 risks to pregnant women and their babies outlined in global research review DescriptionPregnant women remain at increased risk of severe COVID-19, and their risk of being admitted to intensive care or needing invasive ventilation is higher than non-pregnant reproductive aged women with the virus.Date:11/03/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research COVID positive patients should delay surgery to reduce death risk DescriptionSurgery should be delayed for seven weeks after a patient tests positive for COVID-19 – as operations taking place up to six weeks after diagnosis are associated with increased risk of death.Date:10/03/2021Categories: International, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Major £2.2m research project aims to improve treatment and understanding of Long COVID DescriptionThe University of Birmingham today launches a major new £2.2m government-funded research project to improve the treatment, causes and symptoms of so-called Long COVID in non-hospitalised patients.Date:18/02/2021Categories: Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Major £2.2m research project aims to improve treatment and understanding of Long COVID DescriptionThe University of Birmingham today launches a major new £2.2m government-funded research project to improve the treatment, causes and symptoms of so-called Long COVID in non-hospitalised patients.Date:18/02/2021Categories: Life and Environmental Sciences, Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Severely frail individuals with COVID-19 are three times more likely to die, study finds DescriptionNew research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in COVID-19 patients.Date:05/02/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Severely frail individuals with COVID-19 are three times more likely to die, study finds DescriptionNew research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in COVID-19 patients.Date:05/02/2021Categories: Medical and Dental Sciences, Research Displaying 1 to 10 of 105 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next