Early findings from a study into longer-term damage amongst patients recovering from COVID-19 suggest that the use of cutting-edge scanning techniques may detect previously unseen lung damage. Research by Oxford and Sheffield Universities is the first in Europe to use hyperpolarised xenon gas with MRI scanning to identify the impact on lung function as patients […]
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‘The pandemic has shown the NHS can adopt and drive change rapidly’ by Professor Gary Ford, Chief Executive, Oxford AHSN The last three months has seen the NHS respond rapidly to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, changing in ways and at a rate never seen before. That is testament to the commitment and willingness […]
Professor Sir John Bell explores the challenges of antibody testing for Covid-19, noting that no tests to date have performed well. The UK government has been creating a testing strategy that is intended to manage all aspects of Covid-19, including PCR tests on swabs from the nose or throat to detect the virus (which is […]