Lung bypass machines that oxygenate blood have kept 68% of critically ill coronavirus patients alive

Experimental coronavirus treatment that pumps oxygen into the blood of patients on ventilators improves their survival rates three-fold, early data suggests Early research out of Japan showed success in doctors using ECMO machines to treat coronavirus patients aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship The machines pump and oxygenate a patient’s blood outside the body, which … Read more

Women’s blood vessels age FASTER than men’s and they ‘are more likely to have heart disease’

Women’s blood vessels AGE faster than men’s which increases their risk of heart diseases at a younger age, study claims Women aged 30 with high blood pressure ‘more likely to have heart disease’ This is because their blood vessels and arteries are less efficient at that age  Authors of study say finding may reshape way doctors assess heart … Read more

People with Type 1 diabetes may no longer need to use finger-prick tests to check their blood sugar

The end of daily finger-prick tests for diabetics? AI heart monitor ‘can detect dangerously low blood sugar levels’ Scientists used artificial intelligence to detect low blood sugar levels Patients wore electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors 24 hours a day for two weeks Researchers trained a computer system to spot normal and low sugar levels   By Harry Howard … Read more

Does coronavirus cause deadly blood clots too?

Doctors are reporting a disturbing pattern of coronavirus patients dying of mysterious blood clots emerging in US hospitals.  Between 20 and 40 percent of COVID-19 patients at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, have developed blood clots – even after being put on anticoagulants, Dr Craig Coopersmith told The Hour.  It comes amid broader reports that … Read more

How a blast to the kidney could end high blood pressure for good

A revolutionary 60-minute therapy for high blood pressure could allow patients to throw their tablets away for good.  The unlikely remedy involves blasting nerves in the kidneys with sound waves to stop them sending signals to the brain that drive up blood pressure. It could slash the risk of heart attacks and strokes, two of … Read more

Can coronavirus victims’ blood plasma save lives?

A blood product drawn from deep within the veins of people who have recovered from coronavirus may help others win their fight against it. Convalescent plasma, as the treatment is known, is being investigated both as a treatment for Covid-19 and as a way of protecting frontline medical staff from catching the virus. But just … Read more

FDA authorizes the first test that can detect coronavirus antibodies in the blood

FDA gives emergency approval to first coronavirus blood test that can detect when people have become immune to the infection amid hopes they can return to work and ‘jump start the economy’ The FDA has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the first coronavirus antibody test The test, developed by medical device company Cellex Inc, … Read more

CDC rolls out blood antibody test for people with NO coronavirus symptoms

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has rolled a test that would determine whether or not someone has been infected with coronavirus. This type of test, which is known as a serology test, looks for antibodies against the new virus in the blood. Health officials say the test could help scientists understand how … Read more

Abbott announces new coronavirus antibody blood test to detect who has already been infected

Abbott reveals it has made a new coronavirus antibody test which ‘could screen 20 million by June’ By Reuters and Mary Kekatos Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.com Published: 21:33 BST, 15 April 2020 | Updated: 02:52 BST, 16 April 2020 Abbott Laboratories announced it has launched its third coronavirus test, this time a blood test … Read more

Two coronavirus patients in the US saved by experimental blood treatment

A Seattle ER doctor who had been tirelessly treating people dying of coronavirus became a patient of the infection himself. A Phoenix man went having from minor symptoms to relying on life support in a matter of days.  Both men were under 60 and had been otherwise healthy before they found themselves life-threateningly ill with … Read more