The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new rapid, handheld blood test that could detect whether or not patients have mild concussions. The test, known as iSTAT and manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, looks for specific proteins present in the blood after head trauma. What’s more, results are returned within 15 minutes. Researchers … Read more
Experts have warned hospitals that the current number of coronavirus cases is ‘mild’ compared to what is coming next week. President of the Royal College of Physicians Professor Andrew Goddard said the 53,285 infections figure is set to rise. He also noted that healthcare workers are ‘really worried’ about the battle against the virus over the next … Read more
Coronavirus patients with persistent but mild symptoms who are left to recover at home more likely to be suffering with bad health three months later than those with more serious conditions who were treated in hospital, a study has found. Researchers at the Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands assessed 124 patients several weeks … Read more
In an Australian family of five, two parents became infected with the coronavirus and passed it on to their three children, but none of them ever tested positive. While the adults developed classical symptoms such as a cough, fever and headache, two of the children only had very mild symptoms and the youngest was completely … Read more
The ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars is set to come sooner than planned, with reports suggesting a new deadline could be announced this week. All new cars with internal combustion engines – including hybrids – were due to be prohibited from sale in 2040, in accordance with the Government’s Clean … Read more
Love, Victor star Nick Robinson and his girlfriend since April 2019, Samantha Urbani, came down with ‘mild’ cases of coronavirus back in March while in Manhattan. ‘We both got sick,’ the Seattle-born 25-year-old admitted on Variety and iHeart’s podcast The Big Ticket on Monday. ‘Luckily, it was very mild. We had some fevers and we … Read more
Frost and sunny spells are on the horizon as the nation enters a second national lockdown, giving people across the UK a chance to enjoy crisp autumnal walks as a break from staying at home. It came as temperatures are plummeted to lows of 33F (1C) and frost and foggy conditions rolled in overnight. But … Read more
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We’re still at least months away from a coronavirus vaccine – but studies suggest that that millions of people who have recovered from the infection will be protected against getting it again for at least three months. Much of the research and discussion of coronavirus immunity has focused on antibodies, with some suggesting these SARS-CoV-2-specific … Read more
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus may fade quickly in those who have mild illnesses, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among patients who barely experience symptoms, or none at all, antibodies drop sharply over the first three months and then by roughly half every 36 days. Continuing at that rate, the antibodies would disappear within about … Read more