A study at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London has revealed that the virus could target organs other than those concerned with airway function . Cardiac tissue damage and consequent heart failure has been observed in up to 20 percent of COVID-19 patients. 500,000 single cells from 14 human hearts and […]
Read MoreThe novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, recently declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has taken the world completely by surprise, with governments across the globe scrambling to contain the spread of the virus. Whilst hopes for a vaccine in the immediate short-term are faint, advances in medical technology have enabled us to develop an understanding of […]
Read MoreLast night President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the coronavirus pandemic a national disaster, and has introduced a host of interventions to curb the spread of the disease in South Africa, including school and port of entry closures, as well as imposing a travel ban on foreign nationals from countries with the highest rates of infection. The […]
Read MoreAs governments around the globe battle to contain the spread of covid-19, the role of public health has been brought into stark focus. Iran, crippled by US sanctions and without some of the most basic pubic health infrastructures, has seen infection rates increase exponentially. Economically secure nations aren’t safe either. Italy has some of the […]
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